Question 1

During the Hyksos period in Egypt (seventeenth-sixteenth centuries B.C.E.):

Accepted Answer

A)  foreigners took over government in northern Egypt and acted like pharaohs. 
B)  the invaders maintained their connections with the Aegean, Syria, and Palestine. 
C)  the weakened government in the south lost control of Nubian (present-day Sudan). 
D)  some Hyksos rulers incorporated the name of the god Ra into their own names. 
E)  all of these 
A)  foreigners took over government in northern Egypt and acted like pharaohs. 
B)  the invaders maintained their connections with the Aegean, Syria, and Palestine. 
C)  the weakened government in the south lost control of Nubian (present-day Sudan). 
D)  some Hyksos rulers incorporated the name of the god Ra into their own names. 
E)  all of these

Question 2

King David's rule was significant in establishing:

Accepted Answer

A)  the principle of monarchy: in God's eyes, whatever a king does is right. 
B)  the idea of Israel as a unified nation, fulfilling God's promises. 
C)  Israeli claims to rule over the East Bank of the Jordan. 
D)  an empire that dominated its neighbors for centuries. 
E)  a ruling family that has lasted to the present day. 
A)  the principle of monarchy: in God's eyes, whatever a king does is right. 
B)  the idea of Israel as a unified nation, fulfilling God's promises. 
C)  Israeli claims to rule over the East Bank of the Jordan. 
D)  an empire that dominated its neighbors for centuries. 
E)  a ruling family that has lasted to the present day.

Question 3

Trade in the Late Bronze Age was increasingly seaborne,rather than riverborne,and allowed smaller,seaside centers to become powerful city-states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Eighteenth Dynasty in Egypt produced many strong pharaohs,among them:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ramses II. 
B)  Ptah-Hotep. 
C)  Menkaure. 
D)  Ankhesenamen. 
E)  Hatshesut. 
A)  Ramses II. 
B)  Ptah-Hotep. 
C)  Menkaure. 
D)  Ankhesenamen. 
E)  Hatshesut.

Question 5

Hattusilis and his successors eventually expanded the Hittite Kingdom by:

Accepted Answer

A)  satisfying the demands of the warrior nobility, who became Mursilis's greatest ally. 
B)  annexing the neighboring kingdom of Babylon and using it as a base of operation. 
C)  sacking the fabled city of Babylon and collecting its riches. 
D)  negotiating with the Egyptians and signing a formal peace treaty with them. 
E)  defeating the Mitannians by inventing the chariot for use in battle. 
A)  satisfying the demands of the warrior nobility, who became Mursilis's greatest ally. 
B)  annexing the neighboring kingdom of Babylon and using it as a base of operation. 
C)  sacking the fabled city of Babylon and collecting its riches. 
D)  negotiating with the Egyptians and signing a formal peace treaty with them. 
E)  defeating the Mitannians by inventing the chariot for use in battle.

Question 6

"Indo-European," as used in historical or anthropological texts,refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  someone whose parents belong to different races from India and Europe. 
B)  linguistic and cultural patterns found in India, the Near East, Europe, and perhaps the Far East. 
C)  the inhabitants of the strip of land connecting Asia and Europe. 
D)  the view that Hindus and ancient Goths had much in common. 
E)  all Western cultures that arose out of western Europe. 
A)  someone whose parents belong to different races from India and Europe. 
B)  linguistic and cultural patterns found in India, the Near East, Europe, and perhaps the Far East. 
C)  the inhabitants of the strip of land connecting Asia and Europe. 
D)  the view that Hindus and ancient Goths had much in common. 
E)  all Western cultures that arose out of western Europe.

Question 7

The Second Intermediate Period in Egyptian history was brought about by the conquest of Lower Egypt by a Semitic-speaking people who employed horse-drawn battle chariots in their warfare.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What was the effect of the Hyksos invasion on Egypt?

Accepted Answer

The conquest of Lower Egypt by the Hykso

Question 9

During the eleventh century B.C.E.,the Hebrews united:

Accepted Answer

A)  in a desire to abandon the rule by judges and begin the rule by kings. 
B)  with the Phoenicians to drive out the Philistines. 
C)  to form a great empire that ranged from Egypt to Persia. 
D)  their forces to overthrow kings Saul, David, and Solomon. 
E)  under the prophetess Deborah to defeat the Persians. 
A)  in a desire to abandon the rule by judges and begin the rule by kings. 
B)  with the Phoenicians to drive out the Philistines. 
C)  to form a great empire that ranged from Egypt to Persia. 
D)  their forces to overthrow kings Saul, David, and Solomon. 
E)  under the prophetess Deborah to defeat the Persians.

Question 10

Members of the group known in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)as the Philistines:

Accepted Answer

A)  were descended from the Egyptians. 
B)  had friendly relations with the Hebrews. 
C)  brought grapevines and olive trees to the Levant. 
D)  had no contact with the Mycenaeans or the Greeks. 
E)  left a legacy of literature and law to the West. 
A)  were descended from the Egyptians. 
B)  had friendly relations with the Hebrews. 
C)  brought grapevines and olive trees to the Levant. 
D)  had no contact with the Mycenaeans or the Greeks. 
E)  left a legacy of literature and law to the West.

Question 11

Many small kingdoms arose in the Levant during the early Iron Age as a result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization. 
B)  the importation of grapes to the area. 
C)  the collapse of the Egyptian Nineteenth Dynasty. 
D)  the defeat of the Philistines by the Hebrews. 
E)  the bronze mines of the Hittites being depleted. 
A)  the collapse of the Mycenaean civilization. 
B)  the importation of grapes to the area. 
C)  the collapse of the Egyptian Nineteenth Dynasty. 
D)  the defeat of the Philistines by the Hebrews. 
E)  the bronze mines of the Hittites being depleted.

Question 12

Akhenaten represents one of the earliest moves,in Western history,toward:

Accepted Answer

A)  a centralized government with all authority resting with the ruler. 
B)  centralized planning of all aspects of the country's economy. 
C)  a regulated system of delivering messages throughout the country. 
D)  monotheism in religious practices. 
E)  all of these 
A)  a centralized government with all authority resting with the ruler. 
B)  centralized planning of all aspects of the country's economy. 
C)  a regulated system of delivering messages throughout the country. 
D)  monotheism in religious practices. 
E)  all of these

Question 13

The term thalassocracy means "sea empire."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

During the Late Bronze Age (1500-1200 B.C.E.)in the ancient Near East,the two great imperial powers were:

Accepted Answer

A)  New Kingdom Egypt and the Hittite empire. 
B)  New Kingdom Egypt and classical Greece. 
C)  the Sumerians and the Egyptians. 
D)  the Hebrews and the Canaanites. 
E)  the Canaanites and the Hittite empire. 
A)  New Kingdom Egypt and the Hittite empire. 
B)  New Kingdom Egypt and classical Greece. 
C)  the Sumerians and the Egyptians. 
D)  the Hebrews and the Canaanites. 
E)  the Canaanites and the Hittite empire.

Question 15

The Hebrew people,according to archaeological and linguistic evidence,were essentially:

Accepted Answer

A)  Egyptian. 
B)  Philistine. 
C)  Chaldean. 
D)  Canaanite. 
E)  Hyksos. 
A)  Egyptian. 
B)  Philistine. 
C)  Chaldean. 
D)  Canaanite. 
E)  Hyksos.

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

During the Hyksos period in Egypt (seventeenth-sixteenth centuries B.C.E.):

King David's rule was significant in establishing:

Trade in the Late Bronze Age was increasingly seaborne,rather than riverborne,and allowed smaller,seaside centers to become powerful city-states.

The Eighteenth Dynasty in Egypt produced many strong pharaohs,among them:

Hattusilis and his successors eventually expanded the Hittite Kingdom by:

"Indo-European," as used in historical or anthropological texts,refers to:

The Second Intermediate Period in Egyptian history was brought about by the conquest of Lower Egypt by a Semitic-speaking people who employed horse-drawn battle chariots in their warfare.

What was the effect of the Hyksos invasion on Egypt?

During the eleventh century B.C.E.,the Hebrews united:

Members of the group known in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)as the Philistines:

Many small kingdoms arose in the Levant during the early Iron Age as a result of:

Akhenaten represents one of the earliest moves,in Western history,toward:

The term thalassocracy means "sea empire."

During the Late Bronze Age (1500-1200 B.C.E.)in the ancient Near East,the two great imperial powers were:

The Hebrew people,according to archaeological and linguistic evidence,were essentially:

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