Question 1

How did the Hittites become the foremost power in Anatolia from 1700 to 1200 B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A formidable group from emerging dynamic

Question 2

Which of the following poses a problem for interpreting the history of the early Israelites from the Bible?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were pastoralists who did not write down their history for nearly 1,000 years. 
B)  The Bible was written for religious, not historical, purposes. 
C)  The Hebrew Bible was written in several phases by different people. 
D)  Hebrew civilization was interrupted by conquest several times. 
E)  These are all problematic. 
A)  They were pastoralists who did not write down their history for nearly 1,000 years. 
B)  The Bible was written for religious, not historical, purposes. 
C)  The Hebrew Bible was written in several phases by different people. 
D)  Hebrew civilization was interrupted by conquest several times. 
E)  These are all problematic.

Question 3

What is meant by the description of Carthage as a commercial "empire"?

Accepted Answer

Carthaginian foreign policy and expansio

Question 4

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 3.1 and identify the major rivers of the Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Hittite kingdoms. Discuss how proximity to water facilitates the establishment of cities.

Accepted Answer

In Map 3.1, the major rivers of the Meso

Question 5

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 3.2 and locate the different areas of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. Why were the Mycenaeans much more widely dispersed?

Accepted Answer

Map 3.2 in the textbook shows the differ

Question 6

The Hebrew language of the Bible reflects the speech of the Israelites until about 500 B.C.E., when it was supplanted by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Linear B 
B)  Phoenician 
C)  Hebrew 
D)  Aramaic 
E)  Assyrian 
A)  Linear B 
B)  Phoenician 
C)  Hebrew 
D)  Aramaic 
E)  Assyrian

Question 7

Compare the rise of civilizations in the Aegean Sea area with the rise of earlier world civilizations.

Accepted Answer

Earlier civilizations emerged in fertile

Question 8

Identify the following term(s).
-Israel

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify the following term(s).
-Israel...

Question 9

The forcible removal and relocation of large numbers of people or entire populations is called

Accepted Answer

A)  forced mass removal. 
B)  forced relocation. 
C)  mass relocation. 
D)  mass deportation. 
E)  mass immigration. 
A)  forced mass removal. 
B)  forced relocation. 
C)  mass relocation. 
D)  mass deportation. 
E)  mass immigration.

Question 10

Identify the following term(s).
-Phoenicia

Accepted Answer

Phoenicia was an ancient Semitic-speakin

Question 11

What factors led to Egypt losing its isolationist perspective in the Near East?

Accepted Answer

Egypt's entry into the Second Intermedia

Question 12

One important and peaceful legacy of Assyrian rule was _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  mass deportations 
B)  the Library of Ashurbanipal 
C)  the Hebrew Bible 
D)  the egalitarian rule of their military 
E)  none of the above 
A)  mass deportations 
B)  the Library of Ashurbanipal 
C)  the Hebrew Bible 
D)  the egalitarian rule of their military 
E)  none of the above

Question 13

What were the significant consequences of Assyrian power in the Middle East after 721 B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

The extension of Assyrian power over the

Question 14

Information about ancient Israel can be found in the

Accepted Answer

A)  chronicles of Abraham. 
B)  Rosetta stone. 
C)  Rig Veda. 
D)  poems of Saul. 
E)  Hebrew Bible. 
A)  chronicles of Abraham. 
B)  Rosetta stone. 
C)  Rig Veda. 
D)  poems of Saul. 
E)  Hebrew Bible.

Question 15

Identify the following term(s).
-Minoan

Accepted Answer

The term "Minoan" refers to an ancient c

Question 16

Which of the following were common to Assyrian artwork?

Accepted Answer

A)  deportations 
B)  military conquest. 
C)  lion hunting 
D)  torture 
E)  all of the above 
A)  deportations 
B)  military conquest. 
C)  lion hunting 
D)  torture 
E)  all of the above

Question 17

The Israelites became devoted to their stern and warlike god, Yahweh, during

Accepted Answer

A)  the wars that drove them from Israel. 
B)  forty years of wandering in the desert. 
C)  their enslavement in Egypt. 
D)  their migration from Mesopotamia to Israel. 
E)  the Roman occupation. 
A)  the wars that drove them from Israel. 
B)  forty years of wandering in the desert. 
C)  their enslavement in Egypt. 
D)  their migration from Mesopotamia to Israel. 
E)  the Roman occupation.

Question 18

The era of the New Kingdom in Egypt is characterized by restoration of Egyptian rule and

Accepted Answer

A)  a return to isolationism. 
B)  a military alliance with the Hittites. 
C)  expansion north into Syria and south into Nubia. 
D)  a return to democracy. 
E)  Nubian rebellion. 
A)  a return to isolationism. 
B)  a military alliance with the Hittites. 
C)  expansion north into Syria and south into Nubia. 
D)  a return to democracy. 
E)  Nubian rebellion.

Question 19

The basic Israelite political structure before King Saul was

Accepted Answer

A)  rule by chieftains of the twelve tribes (descendants of Joseph and Jacob). 
B)  patriarchal rule by the leader at Shiloh. 
C)  rule by whoever ruled in Jerusalem. 
D)  an oligarchy of judges. 
E)  the interpretation of prophets. 
A)  rule by chieftains of the twelve tribes (descendants of Joseph and Jacob). 
B)  patriarchal rule by the leader at Shiloh. 
C)  rule by whoever ruled in Jerusalem. 
D)  an oligarchy of judges. 
E)  the interpretation of prophets.

Question 20

German businessman and archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann found shaft graves at which excavation site?

Accepted Answer

A)  Troy. 
B)  Mycenae. 
C)  Crete. 
D)  Pylos. 
E)  Corinth. 
A)  Troy. 
B)  Mycenae. 
C)  Crete. 
D)  Pylos. 
E)  Corinth.

Exam 3: The Mediterranean and Middle East

How did the Hittites become the foremost power in Anatolia from 1700 to 1200 B.C.E.?

Which of the following poses a problem for interpreting the history of the early Israelites from the Bible?

What is meant by the description of Carthage as a commercial "empire"?

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 3.1 and identify the major rivers of the Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Hittite kingdoms. Discuss how proximity to water facilitates the establishment of cities.

Refer to Map (in the textbook) 3.2 and locate the different areas of Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. Why were the Mycenaeans much more widely dispersed?

The Hebrew language of the Bible reflects the speech of the Israelites until about 500 B.C.E., when it was supplanted by ________.

Compare the rise of civilizations in the Aegean Sea area with the rise of earlier world civilizations.

Identify the following term(s). -Israel

The forcible removal and relocation of large numbers of people or entire populations is called

Identify the following term(s). -Phoenicia

What factors led to Egypt losing its isolationist perspective in the Near East?

One important and peaceful legacy of Assyrian rule was _________.

What were the significant consequences of Assyrian power in the Middle East after 721 B.C.E.?

Information about ancient Israel can be found in the

Identify the following term(s). -Minoan

Which of the following were common to Assyrian artwork?

The Israelites became devoted to their stern and warlike god, Yahweh, during

The era of the New Kingdom in Egypt is characterized by restoration of Egyptian rule and

The basic Israelite political structure before King Saul was

German businessman and archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann found shaft graves at which excavation site?

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