Question 1

The Persian provinces were called ____________________.

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The answer of The Persian provinces were called ____________________....

Question 2

The rise of Assyria for the Hebrew population led to

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A)  a union of convenience between Israelites and Judeans. 
B)  a split between Israel and Judea. 
C)  a more important role in the Near East for Judea. 
D)  the weakening of both Judea and Israel. 
E)  the weakening of Judea. 
A)  a union of convenience between Israelites and Judeans. 
B)  a split between Israel and Judea. 
C)  a more important role in the Near East for Judea. 
D)  the weakening of both Judea and Israel. 
E)  the weakening of Judea.

Question 3

Despite their cruelty,the Assyrians had a great appreciation for all forms of ____________________.

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The answer of Despite their cruelty,the Assyrians had a great...

Question 4

After Cyrus released the Jews from their Babylonian Captivity,they...

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A)  conceded that Yahweh would readily accept Gentiles into the faith. 
B)  clarified their belief that Yahweh had not given man free will. 
C)  returned to Jerusalem to worship in the temple built by Solomon. 
D)  began to question exactly what Yahweh wanted of them, and determined that he wanted blind obedience. 
E)  began to view Yahweh as a personal deity who was always available to help those who worshipped him wholeheartedly. 
A)  conceded that Yahweh would readily accept Gentiles into the faith. 
B)  clarified their belief that Yahweh had not given man free will. 
C)  returned to Jerusalem to worship in the temple built by Solomon. 
D)  began to question exactly what Yahweh wanted of them, and determined that he wanted blind obedience. 
E)  began to view Yahweh as a personal deity who was always available to help those who worshipped him wholeheartedly.

Question 5

During Old Testament times,which of these would most likely have been produced by a Jewish person?

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A)  A beautiful, if lengthy, poem. 
B)  A new astronomical discovery. 
C)  A drawing of Yahweh giving Moses the Ten Commandments. 
D)  A history of the people written for the masses. 
E)  A new mathematical theory. 
A)  A beautiful, if lengthy, poem. 
B)  A new astronomical discovery. 
C)  A drawing of Yahweh giving Moses the Ten Commandments. 
D)  A history of the people written for the masses. 
E)  A new mathematical theory.

Question 6

The Hebrew prophets of the eighth to the fifth centuries B.C.E.

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A)  lived among the people without calling attention to themselves. 
B)  preached God's word and converted many unbelievers. 
C)  spoke out often concerning social justice for the powerless. 
D)  aligned themselves to their kings without much thought for the ordinary people. 
E)  advised harsh treatment for all non-Jews. 
A)  lived among the people without calling attention to themselves. 
B)  preached God's word and converted many unbelievers. 
C)  spoke out often concerning social justice for the powerless. 
D)  aligned themselves to their kings without much thought for the ordinary people. 
E)  advised harsh treatment for all non-Jews.

Question 7

The nature of warfare changed with the Assyrians due to which of the following being employed?

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A)  Steel swords 
B)  Horse and chariot 
C)  Lightly armored infantry 
D)  Gunpowder 
E)  All of the options are correct. 
A)  Steel swords 
B)  Horse and chariot 
C)  Lightly armored infantry 
D)  Gunpowder 
E)  All of the options are correct.

Question 8

The critical new factor in the Jews' vision of God that had developed by the first century C.E.was the

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A)  link between the merciful deity and humans' ethical conduct on Earth. 
B)  belief that God was all-powerful and that he controlled all human affairs. 
C)  belief that God was supreme over all other deities. 
D)  promise of an eternal life given by God to those whom he deemed worthy. 
E)  belief in a messiah who would remove his people from their troubled lives on Earth. 
A)  link between the merciful deity and humans' ethical conduct on Earth. 
B)  belief that God was all-powerful and that he controlled all human affairs. 
C)  belief that God was supreme over all other deities. 
D)  promise of an eternal life given by God to those whom he deemed worthy. 
E)  belief in a messiah who would remove his people from their troubled lives on Earth.

Question 9

The Jewish faith,by accepting Yahweh's promise of rewards for those who did good,was one of the first faiths to incorporate the concept of

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A)  "give and take." 
B)  good and evil. 
C)  a supernatural deity. 
D)  ethics, or the study of good and evil. 
E)  otherworldliness. 
A)  "give and take." 
B)  good and evil. 
C)  a supernatural deity. 
D)  ethics, or the study of good and evil. 
E)  otherworldliness.

Question 10

The overthrow of the Assyrians was accomplished by

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A)  an internal palace plot. 
B)  a coalition of their enemies led by the Chaldeans. 
C)  the Egyptian and Hittite armies. 
D)  a general rebellion of the slaves. 
E)  the invasion of the Hyksos peoples. 
A)  an internal palace plot. 
B)  a coalition of their enemies led by the Chaldeans. 
C)  the Egyptian and Hittite armies. 
D)  a general rebellion of the slaves. 
E)  the invasion of the Hyksos peoples.

Question 11

The Phoenicians' most significant achievement was

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A)  the phonetic alphabet. 
B)  coinage of gold and silver. 
C)  the Royal Road. 
D)  the concept of free will. 
E)  the invention of the wheel. 
A)  the phonetic alphabet. 
B)  coinage of gold and silver. 
C)  the Royal Road. 
D)  the concept of free will. 
E)  the invention of the wheel.

Question 12

Iranians today might rightly see their country as having long played a pivotal role in the affairs of the wider world because

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A)  it had a strategic location that was a crossroads for those traveling between the Mediterranean on the one hand, and China and India on the other. 
B)  the Persians successfully mediated between the Muslims and the Hindus of India. 
C)  their peoples had emerged from the central Asian steppes with a highly organized government already in place. 
D)  with their entrance into Persia, the Persians brought much-needed agricultural skills. 
E)  though mostly nomadic in the beginning, the Persians quickly settled down and established important trading centers. 
A)  it had a strategic location that was a crossroads for those traveling between the Mediterranean on the one hand, and China and India on the other. 
B)  the Persians successfully mediated between the Muslims and the Hindus of India. 
C)  their peoples had emerged from the central Asian steppes with a highly organized government already in place. 
D)  with their entrance into Persia, the Persians brought much-needed agricultural skills. 
E)  though mostly nomadic in the beginning, the Persians quickly settled down and established important trading centers.

Question 13

In what ways do each of the four civilizations affect/influence one another?

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Answers would includ

Question 14

Hebrew society may most accurately be described as

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A)  egalitarian. 
B)  matriarchal. 
C)  backward. 
D)  progressive. 
E)  patriarchal. 
A)  egalitarian. 
B)  matriarchal. 
C)  backward. 
D)  progressive. 
E)  patriarchal.

Question 15

The Persian Empire had a different policy of ruling its diverse subjects,in that

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A)  business enterprises and foreign trade were actively encouraged. 
B)  the kings did not try to pass themselves off as gods. 
C)  local religious beliefs, laws, and customs were tolerated in return for loyalty. 
D)  a special law code applying to everyone was enacted and enforced. 
E)  all subjects were required to conform to Persian religious beliefs. 
A)  business enterprises and foreign trade were actively encouraged. 
B)  the kings did not try to pass themselves off as gods. 
C)  local religious beliefs, laws, and customs were tolerated in return for loyalty. 
D)  a special law code applying to everyone was enacted and enforced. 
E)  all subjects were required to conform to Persian religious beliefs.

Question 16

For the Hebrews,Yahweh

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A)  was never a strong deity in Samaria. 
B)  became their only deity before their time in Egypt. 
C)  used Saul as his voice to the people. 
D)  became the first and only "single god" in ancient history. 
E)  became the only deity for the Jews of Jerusalem. 
A)  was never a strong deity in Samaria. 
B)  became their only deity before their time in Egypt. 
C)  used Saul as his voice to the people. 
D)  became the first and only "single god" in ancient history. 
E)  became the only deity for the Jews of Jerusalem.

Question 17

Which of the following is the most notable accomplishment of the Phoenicians?

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A)  The discovery of gunpowder. 
B)  The development of a feudal government. 
C)  The use of troops to help neighboring states defeat their colonial powers. 
D)  A rejection of international trade to focus on internal peace. 
E)  The development of an alphabet for writing. 
A)  The discovery of gunpowder. 
B)  The development of a feudal government. 
C)  The use of troops to help neighboring states defeat their colonial powers. 
D)  A rejection of international trade to focus on internal peace. 
E)  The development of an alphabet for writing.

Question 18

In what ways did the Persian Empire contribute to the advancement of civilization? Compare these contributions with those of the Assyrians,Phoenicians and Hebrews.

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Answers would include a discus

Question 19

As the Jews became scattered throughout the Roman Empire,they took with them their belief that

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A)  they should convert nonbelievers. 
B)  Yahweh had left them to care for themselves, according to his guidelines. 
C)  Yahweh would someday establish an earthly kingdom. 
D)  they had been, and remained, Yahweh's chosen people. 
E)  they were Yahweh's chosen people, but he expected them to bring nonbelievers to the truth. 
A)  they should convert nonbelievers. 
B)  Yahweh had left them to care for themselves, according to his guidelines. 
C)  Yahweh would someday establish an earthly kingdom. 
D)  they had been, and remained, Yahweh's chosen people. 
E)  they were Yahweh's chosen people, but he expected them to bring nonbelievers to the truth.

Question 20

When they captured the city of ____________________,the Assyrians ____________________ the land to prevent the site from ever being used again.

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The answer of When they captured the city of ____________________,the...

Exam 5: Warriors and Deities in the Near East

The Persian provinces were called ____________________.

The rise of Assyria for the Hebrew population led to

Despite their cruelty,the Assyrians had a great appreciation for all forms of ____________________.

After Cyrus released the Jews from their Babylonian Captivity,they...

During Old Testament times,which of these would most likely have been produced by a Jewish person?

The Hebrew prophets of the eighth to the fifth centuries B.C.E.

The nature of warfare changed with the Assyrians due to which of the following being employed?

The critical new factor in the Jews' vision of God that had developed by the first century C.E.was the

The Jewish faith,by accepting Yahweh's promise of rewards for those who did good,was one of the first faiths to incorporate the concept of

The overthrow of the Assyrians was accomplished by

The Phoenicians' most significant achievement was

Iranians today might rightly see their country as having long played a pivotal role in the affairs of the wider world because

In what ways do each of the four civilizations affect/influence one another?

Hebrew society may most accurately be described as

The Persian Empire had a different policy of ruling its diverse subjects,in that

For the Hebrews,Yahweh

Which of the following is the most notable accomplishment of the Phoenicians?

In what ways did the Persian Empire contribute to the advancement of civilization? Compare these contributions with those of the Assyrians,Phoenicians and Hebrews.

As the Jews became scattered throughout the Roman Empire,they took with them their belief that

When they captured the city of ____________________,the Assyrians ____________________ the land to prevent the site from ever being used again.

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