Question 1

The principal economic basis of Assyrian society was

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A) heavily irrigation-based farming. 
B) agriculture based on farming villages. 
C) international trade. 
D) sea-based commerce. 
E) manufacturing of luxury items. 
A) heavily irrigation-based farming. 
B) agriculture based on farming villages. 
C) international trade. 
D) sea-based commerce. 
E) manufacturing of luxury items.

Question 2

Which of the following statements concerning the Persian kings is false?

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A) As he was considered a god, the king held the power of life and death over all subjects. 
B) The Great Kings tended to become greedy and hoard their treasuries. 
C) Events like the "king's dinner" were meant to demonstrate the luxurious power of the king. 
D) The king's palace demonstrated the international flavor and wealth of the empire. 
E) The Persian kings were relatively tolerant in matters of religion. 
A) As he was considered a god, the king held the power of life and death over all subjects. 
B) The Great Kings tended to become greedy and hoard their treasuries. 
C) Events like the "king's dinner" were meant to demonstrate the luxurious power of the king. 
D) The king's palace demonstrated the international flavor and wealth of the empire. 
E) The Persian kings were relatively tolerant in matters of religion.

Question 3

What were the major turning points in Hebrew history, and why?

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The major turning points in Hebrew histo

Question 4

The Persian Royal Road stretched from Sardis to the capital at

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A) Persepolis. 
B) Byblos. 
C) Athens. 
D) Susa. 
E) Ephesus. 
A) Persepolis. 
B) Byblos. 
C) Athens. 
D) Susa. 
E) Ephesus.

Question 5

Assyrian kings organized their empire more effectively by

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A) increasing the power of local noble governors. 
B) reducing the numbers of royal officials. 
C) being middlemen in the international trade of the era. 
D) concentrating their resources on internal economic development rather than on military spending. 
E) encouraging religious toleration in order to prevent religious uprisings by non-Assyrians. 
A) increasing the power of local noble governors. 
B) reducing the numbers of royal officials. 
C) being middlemen in the international trade of the era. 
D) concentrating their resources on internal economic development rather than on military spending. 
E) encouraging religious toleration in order to prevent religious uprisings by non-Assyrians.

Question 6

The sun god, who became a helper of Ahuramazda and later, in Roman times, the source of another religion, was

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A) Avesta. 
B) Osiris. 
C) Buddha. 
D) Vishnu. 
E) Mithra. 
A) Avesta. 
B) Osiris. 
C) Buddha. 
D) Vishnu. 
E) Mithra.

Question 7

Hebrew religion

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A) believed in two gods who struggled for power. 
B) was an ethical religion centered around the law of God. 
C) taught there was covenant between the Hebrews and Ahurmazda. 
D) emphasized the worship of multiple lesser deities in addition to Yahweh. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) believed in two gods who struggled for power. 
B) was an ethical religion centered around the law of God. 
C) taught there was covenant between the Hebrews and Ahurmazda. 
D) emphasized the worship of multiple lesser deities in addition to Yahweh. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 8

All of the following were Assyrian kings EXCEPT for

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A) Sennacherib. 
B) Ashur. 
C) Ashurbanipal. 
D) Tiglath-Pileser. 
E) Shalmaneser III. 
A) Sennacherib. 
B) Ashur. 
C) Ashurbanipal. 
D) Tiglath-Pileser. 
E) Shalmaneser III.

Question 9

In what ways were the teachings of Zoroaster different from the beliefs of other ancient societies? Relate his beliefs to the development of Persian religion.

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The teachings of Zoroaster, also known a

Question 10

Discuss the ways various Near Eastern peoples and societies influenced and interacted with one another.

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The Near East has been a region of signi

The principal economic basis of Assyrian society was

Which of the following statements concerning the Persian kings is false?

What were the major turning points in Hebrew history, and why?

The Persian Royal Road stretched from Sardis to the capital at

Assyrian kings organized their empire more effectively by

The sun god, who became a helper of Ahuramazda and later, in Roman times, the source of another religion, was

Hebrew religion

All of the following were Assyrian kings EXCEPT for

In what ways were the teachings of Zoroaster different from the beliefs of other ancient societies? Relate his beliefs to the development of Persian religion.

Discuss the ways various Near Eastern peoples and societies influenced and interacted with one another.

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

Cold War and a New Western World 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World 1965-1985

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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Exam 2: The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The principal economic basis of Assyrian society was

Which of the following statements concerning the Persian kings is false?

What were the major turning points in Hebrew history, and why?

The Persian Royal Road stretched from Sardis to the capital at

Assyrian kings organized their empire more effectively by

The sun god, who became a helper of Ahuramazda and later, in Roman times, the source of another religion, was

Hebrew religion

All of the following were Assyrian kings EXCEPT for

In what ways were the teachings of Zoroaster different from the beliefs of other ancient societies? Relate his beliefs to the development of Persian religion.

Discuss the ways various Near Eastern peoples and societies influenced and interacted with one another.

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

The Eighteenth Century: An Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

Cold War and a New Western World 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World 1965-1985

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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