Question 1

Jews in Babylon after the end of the Babylonian Captivity were discriminated against and harassed by Persians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The Assyrian King responsible for the conquest of Jerusalem and Judah was

Accepted Answer

A)  Tilget-Pilesar. 
B)  Sennacherib. 
C)  Sargon II. 
D)  Nebuchadnezzar. 
E)  Ashurbanipal. 
A)  Tilget-Pilesar. 
B)  Sennacherib. 
C)  Sargon II. 
D)  Nebuchadnezzar. 
E)  Ashurbanipal. B

Question 3

The Phoenicians probably mastered their maritime skills by adopting them from whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Assyrians 
B)  the Sea Peoples 
C)  the Egyptians 
D)  the Sumerians 
E)  the Hittites 
A)  the Assyrians 
B)  the Sea Peoples 
C)  the Egyptians 
D)  the Sumerians 
E)  the Hittites B

Question 4

Analyze the three primary forms of religion found in the Iron Age,and explain their influence on their respective civilizations in terms of law,government,and culture.

Accepted Answer

Students should be able to designate pol

Question 5

The first Hebrew Temple,built under King Solomon,was located in which city?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rome 
B)  Shiloh 
C)  Jerusalem 
D)  Tyre 
E)  Byblos 
A)  Rome 
B)  Shiloh 
C)  Jerusalem 
D)  Tyre 
E)  Byblos

Question 6

The symbolic demonstration of a covenant between God and his chosen people was

Accepted Answer

A)  human sacrifice. 
B)  circumcision. 
C)  ritual celebration of fire. 
D)  keeping a holy day for fasting and prayer. 
E)  vegetarianism. 
A)  human sacrifice. 
B)  circumcision. 
C)  ritual celebration of fire. 
D)  keeping a holy day for fasting and prayer. 
E)  vegetarianism.

Question 7

The strongest of the successor states to the Assyrian Empire was the newly commercial state of Egypt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The majority of the Persian army were made from

Accepted Answer

A)  Eunuchs who guarded the palace. 
B)  the Immortals who were the king's personal body guard. 
C)  captured prisoners of war who were forced to convert to Zoroastrianism. 
D)  remnants of the overthrown Assyrian military. 
E)  recruits specialized from diverse geographic regions in the empire. 
A)  Eunuchs who guarded the palace. 
B)  the Immortals who were the king's personal body guard. 
C)  captured prisoners of war who were forced to convert to Zoroastrianism. 
D)  remnants of the overthrown Assyrian military. 
E)  recruits specialized from diverse geographic regions in the empire.

Question 9

The most significant characteristic of the Assyrians was their

Accepted Answer

A)  military skill. 
B)  diverse social organization. 
C)  religious tolerance toward others. 
D)  progressive farming technique. 
E)  literary advancement. 
A)  military skill. 
B)  diverse social organization. 
C)  religious tolerance toward others. 
D)  progressive farming technique. 
E)  literary advancement.

Question 10

The exception to objects made from cast iron instead of bronze in the Iron Age was usually

Accepted Answer

A)  plows. 
B)  weapons. 
C)  jewelry. 
D)  household implements. 
E)  horse collars. 
A)  plows. 
B)  weapons. 
C)  jewelry. 
D)  household implements. 
E)  horse collars.

Question 11

The city of Nineveh,under the reign of Assurbanipal,was notable for

Accepted Answer

A)  building extensive ziggurats to glorify the king. 
B)  being a central repository for the imperial cavalry. 
C)  housing extensive libraries of cuneiform tablets. 
D)  having 150 tons of iron bars on hand for weapons manufacture. 
E)  the most elaborate religious temples to their harvest god, Zardoz. 
A)  building extensive ziggurats to glorify the king. 
B)  being a central repository for the imperial cavalry. 
C)  housing extensive libraries of cuneiform tablets. 
D)  having 150 tons of iron bars on hand for weapons manufacture. 
E)  the most elaborate religious temples to their harvest god, Zardoz.

Question 12

Phoenician warships were primarily powered by sails.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Their political unity made the Israelites a formidable opposition to the Philistines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which area did Assyria not conquer in expanding its empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Israel 
B)  Babylonia 
C)  Egypt 
D)  Medes 
E)  Greece 
A)  Israel 
B)  Babylonia 
C)  Egypt 
D)  Medes 
E)  Greece

Question 15

One of the unique products that the Phoenicians traded was

Accepted Answer

A)  coffee from Africa. 
B)  lobsters from Crete. 
C)  hemp rope from Persia. 
D)  cotton from India. 
E)  purple dye from Tyre. 
A)  coffee from Africa. 
B)  lobsters from Crete. 
C)  hemp rope from Persia. 
D)  cotton from India. 
E)  purple dye from Tyre.

Question 16

The most common language spoken by people of the eastern Mediterranean after 1200 B.C.E.was

Accepted Answer

A)  Semitic. 
B)  Aramaic. 
C)  Coptic. 
D)  Urdu. 
E)  Greek. 
A)  Semitic. 
B)  Aramaic. 
C)  Coptic. 
D)  Urdu. 
E)  Greek.

Question 17

Who were "The Seven"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The primary religious deities in Zoroastrianism. 
B)  A council of military advisors to the Persian King. 
C)  The collective of Satraps who ruled as vassals of the King. 
D)  Seven noble families who would choose the successor king in Persia. 
E)  Seven Eunuch judges who oversaw Darius's legal system. 
A)  The primary religious deities in Zoroastrianism. 
B)  A council of military advisors to the Persian King. 
C)  The collective of Satraps who ruled as vassals of the King. 
D)  Seven noble families who would choose the successor king in Persia. 
E)  Seven Eunuch judges who oversaw Darius's legal system.

Question 18

The destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem was accomplished by

Accepted Answer

A)  Halofernes. 
B)  Cyrus the Great. 
C)  Nebuchadnezzar. 
D)  Ashurbanipal. 
E)  Hammurabi. 
A)  Halofernes. 
B)  Cyrus the Great. 
C)  Nebuchadnezzar. 
D)  Ashurbanipal. 
E)  Hammurabi.

Question 19

The Hebrew entrance of Canaan

Accepted Answer

A)  was led by Joshua. 
B)  is controversial with respect to the exact date. 
C)  resulted in Hebrews massacring Canaanite populations to protect their religious practices. 
D)  is an example of the movement of peoples at the end of the Bronze Age. 
E)  is all of these. 
A)  was led by Joshua. 
B)  is controversial with respect to the exact date. 
C)  resulted in Hebrews massacring Canaanite populations to protect their religious practices. 
D)  is an example of the movement of peoples at the end of the Bronze Age. 
E)  is all of these.

Question 20

The death of King Solomon led to

Accepted Answer

A)  a split into two different Hebrew kingdoms, Judah and Israel. 
B)  a complete collapse of Hebrew society. 
C)  overthrow by the Egyptians. 
D)  a period known as the Dark Ages. 
E)  destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. 
A)  a split into two different Hebrew kingdoms, Judah and Israel. 
B)  a complete collapse of Hebrew society. 
C)  overthrow by the Egyptians. 
D)  a period known as the Dark Ages. 
E)  destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.

Exam 2: Iron Age Civilizations,1200-500 B.C.E.

Jews in Babylon after the end of the Babylonian Captivity were discriminated against and harassed by Persians.

The Assyrian King responsible for the conquest of Jerusalem and Judah was

The Phoenicians probably mastered their maritime skills by adopting them from whom?

Analyze the three primary forms of religion found in the Iron Age,and explain their influence on their respective civilizations in terms of law,government,and culture.

The first Hebrew Temple,built under King Solomon,was located in which city?

The symbolic demonstration of a covenant between God and his chosen people was

The strongest of the successor states to the Assyrian Empire was the newly commercial state of Egypt.

The majority of the Persian army were made from

The most significant characteristic of the Assyrians was their

The exception to objects made from cast iron instead of bronze in the Iron Age was usually

The city of Nineveh,under the reign of Assurbanipal,was notable for

Phoenician warships were primarily powered by sails.

Their political unity made the Israelites a formidable opposition to the Philistines.

Which area did Assyria not conquer in expanding its empire?

One of the unique products that the Phoenicians traded was

The most common language spoken by people of the eastern Mediterranean after 1200 B.C.E.was

Who were "The Seven"?

The destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem was accomplished by

The Hebrew entrance of Canaan

The death of King Solomon led to

The Origins of Western Civilization in the Ancient Near East,3000-1200 B.C.E.

The Rise of Greek Civilization,1100-387 B.C.E.

From Polis To Cosmopolis: The Hellenistic World,387-30 B.C.E.

The Rise of Rome,753-27 B.C.E.

The Roman Empire,27 B.C.E.-284 C.E.

Late Antiquity,284-527

The Eastern Mediterranean,500-1000

The Kingdoms of Western Europe,500-1000

The High Middle Ages,1000-1300

Reversals and Disasters,1300-1450

The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe,1350-1550

Europe’s Age of Expansion, 1450–1550

Reform in the Western Church,1490-1570

A Century of Crisis,1550-1650

State-Building and the European State System,1648-1789

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment,1550-1790

Trade and Empire,1700-1800

Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Europe,1775-1815

Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe,1814-1847

Industrialization and Society,1800-1850

The Triumph of the Nation-State,1848-1900

The Culture of Industrial Europe,1850-1914

The Age of Imperialism,1870-1914

War and Revolution,1900-1918

A Decade of Revolutionary Experiments,1918-1929

Democracy Under Siege,1929-1945

Europe Divided,1945-1968

Lifting the Iron Curtain,1969-1991

Europe in a Globalizing World,1991 to the Present

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