Question 1

By the fourteenth century B.C.E.,international relations were marked by:

Accepted Answer

A)  suspicions and hostility: states wanted as little contact as possible. 
B)  strictly limited trade in essential goods only: grain, oil, wine, and salt. 
C)  feelings of brotherhood between the Hittites and the Assyrians. 
D)  diplomatic standards, polite forms of address, gifts, and alliances. 
E)  continual warfare between the regional powers. 
A)  suspicions and hostility: states wanted as little contact as possible. 
B)  strictly limited trade in essential goods only: grain, oil, wine, and salt. 
C)  feelings of brotherhood between the Hittites and the Assyrians. 
D)  diplomatic standards, polite forms of address, gifts, and alliances. 
E)  continual warfare between the regional powers.

Question 2

The Assyrian king:

Accepted Answer

A)  also served as chief priest of the Assyrian religion. 
B)  was in constant conflict with the chief priests of the Assyrian religion who used their power over the people to challenge the powers of the ruling class. 
C)  did not act as a military leader but as a god embodied on earth. 
D)  was chosen from a band of select warriors rather than being a hereditary position. 
E)  was purely a military leader who ruled with a co-king who was the political leader. 
A)  also served as chief priest of the Assyrian religion. 
B)  was in constant conflict with the chief priests of the Assyrian religion who used their power over the people to challenge the powers of the ruling class. 
C)  did not act as a military leader but as a god embodied on earth. 
D)  was chosen from a band of select warriors rather than being a hereditary position. 
E)  was purely a military leader who ruled with a co-king who was the political leader.

Question 3

When Akhenaten died and was succeeded by Tutankhamen:

Accepted Answer

A)  Tutankhamen continued the religious reforms of his predecessor. 
B)  the priests of Amon knew their cause was hopeless. 
C)  Egypt had a leader who could preserve its imperial power. 
D)  the Hebrews took advantage of the opportunity to flee Egypt. 
E)  the new pharaoh rejected his predecessor's beliefs and changed his name. 
A)  Tutankhamen continued the religious reforms of his predecessor. 
B)  the priests of Amon knew their cause was hopeless. 
C)  Egypt had a leader who could preserve its imperial power. 
D)  the Hebrews took advantage of the opportunity to flee Egypt. 
E)  the new pharaoh rejected his predecessor's beliefs and changed his name.

Question 4

The accomplishments of King Darius of Persia included:

Accepted Answer

A)  recruiting foreign mercenaries for his armies. 
B)  building roads for transport and postal service. 
C)  extending Persian rule over Greece and the Aegean. 
D)  capturing the bandits that had terrorized Persepolis. 
E)  conquering the civilization of the Indus River Valley. 
A)  recruiting foreign mercenaries for his armies. 
B)  building roads for transport and postal service. 
C)  extending Persian rule over Greece and the Aegean. 
D)  capturing the bandits that had terrorized Persepolis. 
E)  conquering the civilization of the Indus River Valley.

Question 5

Savage violence and terror were characteristic of Assyrian warfare and foreign policy from their rise as a power in 1900 B.C.E.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of the Davidic dynasty in the Hebrew kingdom.

Accepted Answer

Davidic kingship saw an unparalleled gro

Question 7

What differences separated the empires of the Bronze Age from those of the Early Iron Age?

Accepted Answer

The empires of the Early Iron Age were m

Question 8

In the Book of Judges,the Hebrew people:

Accepted Answer

A)  begin to settle and organize themselves into twelve tribes. 
B)  build a magnificent temple to their God in Jerusalem. 
C)  receive detailed laws on marriage, divorce, property, etc. 
D)  are ruled by kings who pay tribute to the Assyrians. 
E)  establish a court in Jerusalem to hear cases concerning property rights. 
A)  begin to settle and organize themselves into twelve tribes. 
B)  build a magnificent temple to their God in Jerusalem. 
C)  receive detailed laws on marriage, divorce, property, etc. 
D)  are ruled by kings who pay tribute to the Assyrians. 
E)  establish a court in Jerusalem to hear cases concerning property rights.

Question 9

Thutmosis III was remarkable for:

Accepted Answer

A)  his attempt to obliterate the memory of his Horus-Ra predecessors. 
B)  changing the Egyptian religion from polytheism to monotheism. 
C)  military campaigns in Palestine, including the capture of Jerusalem. 
D)  ruling over Egypt, Palestine, and the lands from Nubia in the south to the Euphrates River in the north. 
E)  his defeat at the hands of the Hyksos at the battle of Kadesh. 
A)  his attempt to obliterate the memory of his Horus-Ra predecessors. 
B)  changing the Egyptian religion from polytheism to monotheism. 
C)  military campaigns in Palestine, including the capture of Jerusalem. 
D)  ruling over Egypt, Palestine, and the lands from Nubia in the south to the Euphrates River in the north. 
E)  his defeat at the hands of the Hyksos at the battle of Kadesh.

Question 10

The MinoAnswer:

Accepted Answer

A)  engaged in trade, not piracy, to obtain needed goods. 
B)  were civil servants in a redistributive economy, not warriors. 
C)  wrote tablets in Linear A to record their economic transactions. 
D)  can be identified as non-Greek allies of the Hittites and Egyptians. 
E)  were a warrior peoples who conquered most of the eastern Mediterranean. 
A)  engaged in trade, not piracy, to obtain needed goods. 
B)  were civil servants in a redistributive economy, not warriors. 
C)  wrote tablets in Linear A to record their economic transactions. 
D)  can be identified as non-Greek allies of the Hittites and Egyptians. 
E)  were a warrior peoples who conquered most of the eastern Mediterranean.

Question 11

In 1786 Sir William Jones,an expert in oriental studies,suggested that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Mesopotamian civilization died out because of drought. 
B)  out of respect for the dead, ancient sites should not be excavated. 
C)  bones found in Anatolia matched those of an Egyptian mummy. 
D)  ancient Greek and Sanskrit descended from a common, Indo-European linguistic source. 
E)  the remains of the Trojan civilization could be found in northern Greece. 
A)  Mesopotamian civilization died out because of drought. 
B)  out of respect for the dead, ancient sites should not be excavated. 
C)  bones found in Anatolia matched those of an Egyptian mummy. 
D)  ancient Greek and Sanskrit descended from a common, Indo-European linguistic source. 
E)  the remains of the Trojan civilization could be found in northern Greece.

Question 12

The Minoans' reputation as a peaceful,matriarchal society is unlikely.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Although the Phoenicians were great colonizers of the Mediterranean,they remained strict separatists,having little cultural interaction with the non-Semitic peoples they encountered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Phoenicians' greatest contribution to civilization was:

Accepted Answer

A)  their alphabet. 
B)  a green dye made from seaweed. 
C)  printing blocks with movable type. 
D)  a faster sailing ship with triangular sails. 
E)  the founding of a colony at Carthage. 
A)  their alphabet. 
B)  a green dye made from seaweed. 
C)  printing blocks with movable type. 
D)  a faster sailing ship with triangular sails. 
E)  the founding of a colony at Carthage.

Question 15

The New Kingdom,particularly the Eighteenth Dynasty,was marked by:

Accepted Answer

A)  a return to traditional values of peaceful rule and indifference to the world. 
B)  the ultimate triumph of the Hyksos and the fall of the Egyptian empire. 
C)  the failure of Pharaoh Amuse to control his military forces. 
D)  the peak of Egyptian cultural achievement, and political and military power. 
E)  the conversion of the entire Egyptian society to monotheism and their rejection of their traditional gods and goddesses. 
A)  a return to traditional values of peaceful rule and indifference to the world. 
B)  the ultimate triumph of the Hyksos and the fall of the Egyptian empire. 
C)  the failure of Pharaoh Amuse to control his military forces. 
D)  the peak of Egyptian cultural achievement, and political and military power. 
E)  the conversion of the entire Egyptian society to monotheism and their rejection of their traditional gods and goddesses.

Question 16

The system of writing developed by the citizens of Ugarit:

Accepted Answer

A)  combined Egyptian hieroglyphics and Mesopotamian cuneiform. 
B)  used an alphabet of about thirty symbols for the consonants. 
C)  was hopelessly inefficient for the needs of trade. 
D)  constituted a secret language used by diplomats and spies. 
E)  was adopted throughout the region as an easier alternative to Phoenician. 
A)  combined Egyptian hieroglyphics and Mesopotamian cuneiform. 
B)  used an alphabet of about thirty symbols for the consonants. 
C)  was hopelessly inefficient for the needs of trade. 
D)  constituted a secret language used by diplomats and spies. 
E)  was adopted throughout the region as an easier alternative to Phoenician.

Question 17

The defeat of the Assyrians and destruction of Nineveh was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the work of Medes from Iran and the Chaldeans (neo-Babylonians). 
B)  fortunate for subject peoples, who were finally freed from oppression. 
C)  attributed to a loss of popular confidence in Assur. 
D)  commemorated by sculptures and plaques in the palace wall. 
E)  the work of an alliance between the Canaanites, Philistines, and Phoenicians. 
A)  the work of Medes from Iran and the Chaldeans (neo-Babylonians). 
B)  fortunate for subject peoples, who were finally freed from oppression. 
C)  attributed to a loss of popular confidence in Assur. 
D)  commemorated by sculptures and plaques in the palace wall. 
E)  the work of an alliance between the Canaanites, Philistines, and Phoenicians.

Question 18

What factors contributed to the success of the Persian empire?

Accepted Answer

Excellent leadership was a core asset to

Question 19

We know very little about the Philistines because they left no written records.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

By the end of Solomon's rule,the cult of Yahweh had expelled all worship of foreign deities and acted as a glue to hold the Hebrew kingdom together after the Davidic dynasty ended.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Peoples,Gods,and Empires: 1700–500 B.C.E

By the fourteenth century B.C.E.,international relations were marked by:

The Assyrian king:

When Akhenaten died and was succeeded by Tutankhamen:

The accomplishments of King Darius of Persia included:

Savage violence and terror were characteristic of Assyrian warfare and foreign policy from their rise as a power in 1900 B.C.E.

Compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of the Davidic dynasty in the Hebrew kingdom.

What differences separated the empires of the Bronze Age from those of the Early Iron Age?

In the Book of Judges,the Hebrew people:

Thutmosis III was remarkable for:

The MinoAnswer:

In 1786 Sir William Jones,an expert in oriental studies,suggested that:

The Minoans' reputation as a peaceful,matriarchal society is unlikely.

Although the Phoenicians were great colonizers of the Mediterranean,they remained strict separatists,having little cultural interaction with the non-Semitic peoples they encountered.

The Phoenicians' greatest contribution to civilization was:

The New Kingdom,particularly the Eighteenth Dynasty,was marked by:

The system of writing developed by the citizens of Ugarit:

The defeat of the Assyrians and destruction of Nineveh was:

What factors contributed to the success of the Persian empire?

We know very little about the Philistines because they left no written records.

By the end of Solomon's rule,the cult of Yahweh had expelled all worship of foreign deities and acted as a glue to hold the Hebrew kingdom together after the Davidic dynasty ended.

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