Exam 2: The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

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Nebuchadnezzar rebuilt the city of Nineveh, making it the Persian capital, and there he erected the Ishtar Gate, which opened on to the Triumphal Way.

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The Persian King Cyrus the Great was succeeded by his son

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According to the tradition of the Hebrews, they were descendants of the patriarch ____ who had migrated from Mesopotamia to the land of Canaan.

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Assyrian society was well known for its

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The historian of The Persian Wars was Thucydides.

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Which of the following statements BEST describes the Assyrian government?

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In Zoroastrianism, the evil spirit was known as

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The Ishtar Gate sat outside the city of

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The Hebrew prophets

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According to the Hebrew Bible, Moses united the Israelites after their enslavement in

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Compare and contrast the administrative structure and attitudes toward subject peoples of the Assyrian and Persian empires.

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How did the Hebrew state and religion differ from earlier Near Eastern states and religions? How were they the same?

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The Assyrian army was able to conquer and maintain an empire due to

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The covenant

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The Medes and the Persians were both Semitic speakers.

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Cyrus the Great permitted the Jews to return to Jerusalem after his capture of Babylon.

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The Hebrew Bible

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According to the biblical account, Solomon's most revered contribution to the Hebrew society was to

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The Phoenicians' contributions to the ancient Near East included

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Which of the following statements about the Persian army is true?

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