Question 1

Which is the most likely reason for the collapse of the Assyrian Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Resentment of conquered peoples who formed rebellions. 
B)  The high cost of maintaining a vast standing army. 
C)  Decreased agricultural production by drafting farmers into military service. 
D)  Difficulty in effectively managing a far-flung empire. 
E)  All of these. 
A)  Resentment of conquered peoples who formed rebellions. 
B)  The high cost of maintaining a vast standing army. 
C)  Decreased agricultural production by drafting farmers into military service. 
D)  Difficulty in effectively managing a far-flung empire. 
E)  All of these.

Question 2

The strongest of the Assyrian successor states was the

Accepted Answer

A)  New Babylonians/Chaldeans. 
B)  Medians. 
C)  Egyptians. 
D)  Armenians. 
E)  Lydians. 
A)  New Babylonians/Chaldeans. 
B)  Medians. 
C)  Egyptians. 
D)  Armenians. 
E)  Lydians.

Question 3

In addition to the religious aspects,what was unusual about the formation of civilization among the Hebrews?

Accepted Answer

In addition to adhering to one of the ea

Question 4

Cities in the Iron Age were

Accepted Answer

A)  located in river valleys. 
B)  formed in large groups for protection from invaders. 
C)  smaller and fortified. 
D)  politically autonomous. 
E)  struggling to deal with a massive increase in population caused by constant warfare. 
A)  located in river valleys. 
B)  formed in large groups for protection from invaders. 
C)  smaller and fortified. 
D)  politically autonomous. 
E)  struggling to deal with a massive increase in population caused by constant warfare.

Question 5

Explain the importance of the Phoenicians in the eastern Mediterranean and the Near East during the Iron Age.

Accepted Answer

Students should be able to identify the

Question 6

Compare the techniques of the Assyrians and the Persians in building and maintaining an empire.

Accepted Answer

Students should be able to characterize

Question 7

Compare the development of law among the Hebrew population with that of other Near Eastern civilizations.

Accepted Answer

The two most comparable pieces of law on

Question 8

The city in Phoenicia that exported papyrus was

Accepted Answer

A)  Byblos. 
B)  Tyre. 
C)  Damascus. 
D)  Jaffa. 
E)  Carthage. 
A)  Byblos. 
B)  Tyre. 
C)  Damascus. 
D)  Jaffa. 
E)  Carthage.

Question 9

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Iron Age?

Accepted Answer

A)  a shift of the centers of civilization out of River Valleys. 
B)  a focus on smaller, fortified cities. 
C)  artisanal concentration on luxury goods for the wealthy. 
D)  a transition of the economy onto manufacturing and trade. 
E)  culture represented by the Phoenicians. 
A)  a shift of the centers of civilization out of River Valleys. 
B)  a focus on smaller, fortified cities. 
C)  artisanal concentration on luxury goods for the wealthy. 
D)  a transition of the economy onto manufacturing and trade. 
E)  culture represented by the Phoenicians.

Question 10

The earliest people to work with iron were probably the

Accepted Answer

A)  Assyrians. 
B)  Hittites. 
C)  Hyksos. 
D)  Egyptians. 
E)  Nubians. 
A)  Assyrians. 
B)  Hittites. 
C)  Hyksos. 
D)  Egyptians. 
E)  Nubians.

Question 11

What was one of the Nebuchadnezzar's accomplishments in fortifying Babylon?

Accepted Answer

A)  He built the Ishtar gate. 
B)  He created a system of irrigation ensuring continuous fresh water to the city 
C)  He built ziggurats for central planning. 
D)  He established a quota of maximum numbers of people who could enter the city at any time. 
E)  He erected twelve walls around the city, each headed with a symbol of the zodiac. 
A)  He built the Ishtar gate. 
B)  He created a system of irrigation ensuring continuous fresh water to the city 
C)  He built ziggurats for central planning. 
D)  He established a quota of maximum numbers of people who could enter the city at any time. 
E)  He erected twelve walls around the city, each headed with a symbol of the zodiac.

Question 12

Who are the only people the Persian kings did not defeat and conquer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chaldeans 
B)  Medians 
C)  Lydians 
D)  Scythians 
E)  All of these 
A)  Chaldeans 
B)  Medians 
C)  Lydians 
D)  Scythians 
E)  All of these

Question 13

One reason for Cyrus' success in conquering Mesopotamia was that he

Accepted Answer

A)  restored Marduk as the Babylonian national god. 
B)  ended slavery 
C)  publicly executed Nebuchadnezzar 
D)  rebuilt Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem 
E)  ended the siege of Babylon 
A)  restored Marduk as the Babylonian national god. 
B)  ended slavery 
C)  publicly executed Nebuchadnezzar 
D)  rebuilt Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem 
E)  ended the siege of Babylon

Question 14

The first Iron Age empire was built in which region?

Accepted Answer

A)  Israel 
B)  Phoenicia 
C)  Assyria 
D)  Egypt 
E)  None of these 
A)  Israel 
B)  Phoenicia 
C)  Assyria 
D)  Egypt 
E)  None of these

Question 15

All of the following Mesopotamian cultural elements were retained by the Hebrews except

Accepted Answer

A)  an epic about a hero found cast adrift as an infant. 
B)  a legend about a flood. 
C)  laws including the concept of "an eye for an eye." 
D)  a base 60 mathematical system. 
E)  descriptions of ziggurats. 
A)  an epic about a hero found cast adrift as an infant. 
B)  a legend about a flood. 
C)  laws including the concept of "an eye for an eye." 
D)  a base 60 mathematical system. 
E)  descriptions of ziggurats.

Question 16

Early Assyrians settled around which river?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tigris 
B)  Euphrates 
C)  Nile 
D)  Jordan 
E)  Rubicon 
A)  Tigris 
B)  Euphrates 
C)  Nile 
D)  Jordan 
E)  Rubicon

Question 17

To run his empire,Darius implemented

Accepted Answer

A)  a 1,600-mile Royal Road. 
B)  a standardized Aramaic language. 
C)  a uniform comprehensive law code. 
D)  a common cuneiform alphabet with forty-two symbols. 
E)  All of these. 
A)  a 1,600-mile Royal Road. 
B)  a standardized Aramaic language. 
C)  a uniform comprehensive law code. 
D)  a common cuneiform alphabet with forty-two symbols. 
E)  All of these.

Question 18

The newly commercialized Egypt was characterized by which of the following developments in the Nile Delta?

Accepted Answer

A)  trading wheat and papyrus in exchange for silver 
B)  exporting their extensive knowledge of human physiology to other successor states 
C)  enslaving the Hyksos invaders 
D)  making weapons from iron instead of bronze 
E)  embracing monotheism 
A)  trading wheat and papyrus in exchange for silver 
B)  exporting their extensive knowledge of human physiology to other successor states 
C)  enslaving the Hyksos invaders 
D)  making weapons from iron instead of bronze 
E)  embracing monotheism

Question 19

Compare and contrast the differences and similarities between Mesopotamian and early Hebrew civilizations.

Accepted Answer

Students should be able to list a number

Question 20

Discuss the creation of a Hebrew civilization in the absence of traditional civilizing features and permanent settlements.

Accepted Answer

Students should be able to analyze the f

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

Which is the most likely reason for the collapse of the Assyrian Empire?

The strongest of the Assyrian successor states was the

In addition to the religious aspects,what was unusual about the formation of civilization among the Hebrews?

Cities in the Iron Age were

Explain the importance of the Phoenicians in the eastern Mediterranean and the Near East during the Iron Age.

Compare the techniques of the Assyrians and the Persians in building and maintaining an empire.

Compare the development of law among the Hebrew population with that of other Near Eastern civilizations.

The city in Phoenicia that exported papyrus was

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Iron Age?

The earliest people to work with iron were probably the

What was one of the Nebuchadnezzar's accomplishments in fortifying Babylon?

Who are the only people the Persian kings did not defeat and conquer?

One reason for Cyrus' success in conquering Mesopotamia was that he

The first Iron Age empire was built in which region?

All of the following Mesopotamian cultural elements were retained by the Hebrews except

Early Assyrians settled around which river?

To run his empire,Darius implemented

The newly commercialized Egypt was characterized by which of the following developments in the Nile Delta?

Compare and contrast the differences and similarities between Mesopotamian and early Hebrew civilizations.

Discuss the creation of a Hebrew civilization in the absence of traditional civilizing features and permanent settlements.

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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