Question 1

During the first millennium B.C.E.:

Accepted Answer

A)  bronze slowly replaced iron as the primary component of tools and weapons. 
B)  iron slowly replaced bronze as the primary component of tools and weapons. 
C)  tempered copper slowly replaced bronze as the primary component of tools and weapons. 
D)  scholars from India to Ireland used the Sanskrit language in academic treatises. 
E)  Anatolia lost influence and was no longer a major player in Near East politics. 
A)  bronze slowly replaced iron as the primary component of tools and weapons. 
B)  iron slowly replaced bronze as the primary component of tools and weapons. 
C)  tempered copper slowly replaced bronze as the primary component of tools and weapons. 
D)  scholars from India to Ireland used the Sanskrit language in academic treatises. 
E)  Anatolia lost influence and was no longer a major player in Near East politics.

Question 2

Although not original with them,the monotheism as developed by the Hebrew people differed from other religions by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  continued recognition of other gods and goddesses. 
B)  development of particular ritual practices that differed from other religions. 
C)  rejection of a priestly class to direct their religious practices. 
D)  designation of a woman as high priest for the Temple at Shiloh. 
E)  acceptance of Asherah as the sole divinity. 
A)  continued recognition of other gods and goddesses. 
B)  development of particular ritual practices that differed from other religions. 
C)  rejection of a priestly class to direct their religious practices. 
D)  designation of a woman as high priest for the Temple at Shiloh. 
E)  acceptance of Asherah as the sole divinity.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  foreigners took over government in Lower 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 Nubia (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 Lower 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 Nubia (present-day Sudan). 
D)  some Hyksos rulers incorporated the name of the god Ra into their own names. 
E)  all of these

Question 4

How did the cultures of the Minoans and Mycenaeans contribute to the development of Greece?

Accepted Answer

Both the Minoans and the Mycenaeans reli

Question 5

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 6

Before the Persian empire could be formed,the Persian people had first to defeat their rulers,the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Babylonians. 
B)  Egyptians. 
C)  Lydians. 
D)  Assyrians. 
E)  Chaldeans. 
A)  Babylonians. 
B)  Egyptians. 
C)  Lydians. 
D)  Assyrians. 
E)  Chaldeans.

Question 7

Thutmose III was the pharaoh who expelled the Hyksos and restored Egyptian confidence and reunification.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

One belief that other Western religions took from Zoroastrianism is the idea:

Accepted Answer

A)  of an ultimate battle between the forces of good and those of evil. 
B)  of a Last Day or a Day of Judgment. 
C)  that one ought to live a life of helping others. 
D)  of a rewarding afterlife for believers. 
E)  all of these 
A)  of an ultimate battle between the forces of good and those of evil. 
B)  of a Last Day or a Day of Judgment. 
C)  that one ought to live a life of helping others. 
D)  of a rewarding afterlife for believers. 
E)  all of these

Question 9

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 among 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 among the Canaanites,Philistines,and Phoenicians.

Question 10

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 11

Influenced by their long struggle to survive,the Assyrians:

Accepted Answer

A)  tried to appease their neighbors' demands for food and land. 
B)  refused to share their advanced culture and political system. 
C)  created a multicultural union of civilized states. 
D)  acted very aggressively toward other peoples. 
E)  developed a diverse cultural empire that outlasted its political influence. 
A)  tried to appease their neighbors' demands for food and land. 
B)  refused to share their advanced culture and political system. 
C)  created a multicultural union of civilized states. 
D)  acted very aggressively toward other peoples. 
E)  developed a diverse cultural empire that outlasted its political influence.

Question 12

The followers of Zoroastrianism believed in:

Accepted Answer

A)  polytheism,animal sacrifice,and magical rituals. 
B)  Ahura-Mazda (truth/light)struggling with Ahriman (evil/darkness). 
C)  individual guardian angels who protect believers and punish wrongdoers. 
D)  public cult worship sponsored by the Persian government. 
E)  reincarnation through multiple lives to achieve perfection. 
A)  polytheism,animal sacrifice,and magical rituals. 
B)  Ahura-Mazda (truth/light)struggling with Ahriman (evil/darkness). 
C)  individual guardian angels who protect believers and punish wrongdoers. 
D)  public cult worship sponsored by the Persian government. 
E)  reincarnation through multiple lives to achieve perfection.

Question 13

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 14

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 15

The Phoenicians are also known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Assyrians. 
B)  Babylonians. 
C)  Canaanites. 
D)  Hebrews. 
E)  Levants. 
A)  Assyrians. 
B)  Babylonians. 
C)  Canaanites. 
D)  Hebrews. 
E)  Levants.

Question 16

The culture of the Hittites was:

Accepted Answer

A)  hindered by their lack of writing. 
B)  preserved for posterity by the Kassittes. 
C)  based on ideas borrowed from the Hebrews. 
D)  strongly militaristic,prone to attacks on other peoples. 
E)  the source of all Middle Eastern cultures that followed them. 
A)  hindered by their lack of writing. 
B)  preserved for posterity by the Kassittes. 
C)  based on ideas borrowed from the Hebrews. 
D)  strongly militaristic,prone to attacks on other peoples. 
E)  the source of all Middle Eastern cultures that followed them.

Question 17

Although the Minoans created a sizeable sea empire,they found it unnecessary to fortify their capital city,Knossos.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The effect of the arrival of the Sea Peoples on the Near East was to force fledgling kingdoms to unite,through conquest or consent,in order to stand up to this new threat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

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.

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

During the first millennium B.C.E.:

Although not original with them,the monotheism as developed by the Hebrew people differed from other religions by the:

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

How did the cultures of the Minoans and Mycenaeans contribute to the development of Greece?

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

Before the Persian empire could be formed,the Persian people had first to defeat their rulers,the:

Thutmose III was the pharaoh who expelled the Hyksos and restored Egyptian confidence and reunification.

One belief that other Western religions took from Zoroastrianism is the idea:

The defeat of the Assyrians and destruction of Nineveh was:

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

Influenced by their long struggle to survive,the Assyrians:

The followers of Zoroastrianism believed in:

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

The system of writing developed by the citizens of Ugarit:

The Phoenicians are also known as the:

The culture of the Hittites was:

Although the Minoans created a sizeable sea empire,they found it unnecessary to fortify their capital city,Knossos.

The effect of the arrival of the Sea Peoples on the Near East was to force fledgling kingdoms to unite,through conquest or consent,in order to stand up to this new threat.

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

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

Early Civilizations

The Civilization of Greece,1000–400 B.C.E

The Greek World Expands,400–150 B.C.E

The Civilization of Ancient Rome

The Transformation of Rome

Rome’s Three Heirs: 500–950

The Expansion of Europe,950–1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100–1300

Crisis,unrest,and Opportunity,1300–1500

Commerce,conquest,and Colonization,1300–1600

Renaissance Ideals and Realities,c.1350–1550

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500–1600

Religion,warfare,and Sovereignty,1540–1660

Absolutism and Empire,1660–1789

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

The Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-century Society

From Restoration to Revolution,1815–1848

What is a Nation? Territories ,states , and Citizens,1848–1871

Imperialism and Colonialism,1870–1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics,1870–1914

The First World War

Turmoil Between the Wars

The Second World War

The Cold War World: Global Politics,economic Recovery,and Cultural Change

Red Flags and Velvet Revolutions: the End of the Cold War,1960–1990

A World Without Walls: Globalization and the West

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