Exam 1: The Birth of Civilization

Around 1000 to 600 b.c.e., a Mede named ________ changed the traditional Aryan worship.

Which of the following sums up the Mesopotamian perception of the afterworld?

What was one of the key reasons that tens of thousands of people were forced from their homes and made to resettle close to the Assyrian Empire?

Which of these describes the cultural relationship between the Medes and Persians?

The most famous colony founded by the Phoenicians was that of ________, near modern Tunis in North Africa.

For people of the Mideast, humanity as a group was viewed as ________.

The Nile River was considered to be a major highway, primarily because it connected ________.

The civilizations of the Mideast differed greatly from those of the Greeks in religion, philosophy, science, law, politics, and government.Discuss these views and what effect these views had on the lives of the people in the Mideast.

With reference to the Mideast worldview, how would the people of the region most likely have viewed the destruction of a capital city by an army?

In 550 b.c.e., which king captured the capital at Ecbatana and united the Medes and Persians under his rule?

The discovery of combining tin and copper to make a stronger and more useful material signified the beginning of the ________ Age.

Chattel slaves were considered luxuries during most of Mesopotamian history because, unlike debt slaves, chattel slaves had to be ________.

The Sumerians invented the writing system known as ________.

The greatest contribution of the Jews is the development of monotheism-the belief in one universal God, the creator and ruler of the universe.Juxtapose monotheism with the more common practice of polytheism-the worship of many gods.What are the perceived "advantages" of monotheism? What are the "disadvantages"? Explain.

What is one reason why many Babylonians may have welcomed the Persians who arrived to conquer them in 539 b.c.e.?

The last few years before Assyria was destroyed are obscure, but the country was, apparently, divided by ________.

What decision associated with the smelting of iron was made in northern Anatolia around 1100 b.c.e.?

Before the Israelites arrived in Palestine, the land was inhabited by groups of people speaking a Semitic language called ________.

By the fifth century b.c.e., most Greeks believed that laws should be obeyed because they are ________.

The civilizations of the ancient Near East were almost exclusively located next to rivers such as the Tigris, the Euphrates, and the Nile.In what way was this geographical factor important? How was it important to the environment and meaningful to the governmental development of societies?