Question 1

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Susa and Persepolis

Accepted Answer

Susa and Persepolis are both ancient cit

Question 2

Identify Zoroaster. How were his teachings unique? Relate his beliefs to the development of Persian religion.

Accepted Answer

Zoroaster, also known as Zarathustra, wa

Question 3

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Ashurbanipal and Sennacherib

Accepted Answer

Ashurbanipal and Sennacherib were both p

Question 4

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Tiglath-Pileser I

Accepted Answer

Tiglath-Pileser I was a king of Assyria

Question 5

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Mithra

Accepted Answer

Mithra is a deity found in ancient Persi

Question 6

Most biblical scholars claim that most of the early books of the Hebrew Bible accurately reflect the historical events of the Israelites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Hebrew Bible

Accepted Answer

A)  differs fundamentally from the Torah and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. 
B)  focuses on the basic theme of the necessity of the Hebrews to obey their God. 
C)  related only the words of the prophets and tells us little about Hebrew daily life. 
D)  tells little about the history of the Hebrews before the Babylonian Captivity. 
E)  was written in Aramaic. 
A)  differs fundamentally from the Torah and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. 
B)  focuses on the basic theme of the necessity of the Hebrews to obey their God. 
C)  related only the words of the prophets and tells us little about Hebrew daily life. 
D)  tells little about the history of the Hebrews before the Babylonian Captivity. 
E)  was written in Aramaic.

Question 8

The founder of the Persian Empire, who defeated Babylon and freed the Jews from captivity in 539 B.C., was

Accepted Answer

A)  Cyrus the Great. 
B)  Artaxerxes. 
C)  Cambyses. 
D)  Nebuchadnezzar II. 
E)  Solomon. 
A)  Cyrus the Great. 
B)  Artaxerxes. 
C)  Cambyses. 
D)  Nebuchadnezzar II. 
E)  Solomon.

Question 9

The relationship between the Assyrian king and his officials was based on

Accepted Answer

A)  fear. 
B)  loyalty. 
C)  money. 
D)  cult of personality. 
E)  coercion. 
A)  fear. 
B)  loyalty. 
C)  money. 
D)  cult of personality. 
E)  coercion.

Question 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-David

Accepted Answer

David is a common given name of Hebrew o

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A)  ability to use diversified military tactics. 
B)  avoidance of siege warfare. 
C)  lenient treatment of rebellious subjects. 
D)  Assyria's naturally protected boundaries. 
E)  reliance exclusively upon massive armies of infantry soldiers. 
A)  ability to use diversified military tactics. 
B)  avoidance of siege warfare. 
C)  lenient treatment of rebellious subjects. 
D)  Assyria's naturally protected boundaries. 
E)  reliance exclusively upon massive armies of infantry soldiers.

Question 12

All of the following are true of the Hebrew conception of God except

Accepted Answer

A)  he was the creator of but not an inherent part of nature. 
B)  all peoples of the world were subject to him. 
C)  that he would punish those not following his will. 
D)  there was no room for personal relationships with him, as his word was law. 
E)  he was a just and good God. 
A)  he was the creator of but not an inherent part of nature. 
B)  all peoples of the world were subject to him. 
C)  that he would punish those not following his will. 
D)  there was no room for personal relationships with him, as his word was law. 
E)  he was a just and good God.

Question 13

The Medes and the Persians were both Semitic speakers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the Temple

Accepted Answer

The Temple is a place of worship and spi

Question 15

Solomon's most revered contribution to the Hebrew society was to

Accepted Answer

A)  centralize royal power along the lines of Mesopotamian despotism. 
B)  divide the Hebrew tribes into two separate political kingdoms. 
C)  decentralize royal power and spread it among the 12 Hebrew tribes. 
D)  construct the Temple, the symbolic center of the Hebrew religion and society. 
E)  receive the Ten Commandments from God. 
A)  centralize royal power along the lines of Mesopotamian despotism. 
B)  divide the Hebrew tribes into two separate political kingdoms. 
C)  decentralize royal power and spread it among the 12 Hebrew tribes. 
D)  construct the Temple, the symbolic center of the Hebrew religion and society. 
E)  receive the Ten Commandments from God.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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 17

Which of the following was not part of the Hebrew religious tradition?

Accepted Answer

A)  the law 
B)  the revelation 
C)  the covenant 
D)  the prophets 
E)  monotheism 
A)  the law 
B)  the revelation 
C)  the covenant 
D)  the prophets 
E)  monotheism

Question 18

The greatest international sea traders of the ancient Near East were the

Accepted Answer

A)  Sea Peoples. 
B)  Phoenicians. 
C)  Carthaginians. 
D)  Philistines. 
E)  Canaanites 
A)  Sea Peoples. 
B)  Phoenicians. 
C)  Carthaginians. 
D)  Philistines. 
E)  Canaanites

Question 19

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Hebrew Bible

Accepted Answer

The Hebrew Bible, also known as the Tana

Question 20

The Assyrians' use of terror tactics and atrocities

Accepted Answer

A)  were used universally on all captured prisoners. 
B)  especially targeted inhabitants of the empire who rebelled against Assyrian rule. 
C)  were used to make up for an absence of an intelligence network. 
D)  prevented foreign cultures from mixing with the Assyrian population. 
E)  was quickly abandoned as unworkable. 
A)  were used universally on all captured prisoners. 
B)  especially targeted inhabitants of the empire who rebelled against Assyrian rule. 
C)  were used to make up for an absence of an intelligence network. 
D)  prevented foreign cultures from mixing with the Assyrian population. 
E)  was quickly abandoned as unworkable.

Exam 2: the Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

IDENTIFICATIONS -Susa and Persepolis

Identify Zoroaster. How were his teachings unique? Relate his beliefs to the development of Persian religion.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Ashurbanipal and Sennacherib

IDENTIFICATIONS -Tiglath-Pileser I

IDENTIFICATIONS -Mithra

Most biblical scholars claim that most of the early books of the Hebrew Bible accurately reflect the historical events of the Israelites.

The Hebrew Bible

The founder of the Persian Empire, who defeated Babylon and freed the Jews from captivity in 539 B.C., was

The relationship between the Assyrian king and his officials was based on

IDENTIFICATIONS -David

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

All of the following are true of the Hebrew conception of God except

The Medes and the Persians were both Semitic speakers.

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Temple

Solomon's most revered contribution to the Hebrew society was to

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

Which of the following was not part of the Hebrew religious tradition?

The greatest international sea traders of the ancient Near East were the

IDENTIFICATIONS -Hebrew Bible

The Assyrians' use of terror tactics and atrocities

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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