Question 1

What was one of the key reasons that tens of thousands of people were forced from their homes and made to resettle close to the Assyrian Empire?

Accepted Answer

A) to create a large Assyrian capital city around the empire 
B) to ensure a large number of laborers near the empire 
C) to punish people for not having made tributes to the kings 
D) to increase population density in certain areas of the empire

Question 2

In 550 b.c.e. ,which king captured the capital at Ecbatana and united the Medes and Persians under his rule?

Accepted Answer

A) Herodotus 
B) Cyrus I 
C) Cambyses 
D) Cyrus II

Question 3

The collapse of the Old Kingdom in about 2200 b.c.e.resulted in the First Intermediate Period.This was followed by the Second Intermediate Period in approximately 1630 b.c.e.-a time of imperial glory.Compare and contrast these two periods.

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Question 4

By the fifth century b.c.e. ,most Greeks believed that laws should be obeyed because they are ________.

Accepted Answer

A) divinely established and obedience would appease the gods 
B) made by humans and represented the consent of the citizens 
C) made by humans and represented the will of the gods 
D) established by humans to appease supernatural forces

Question 5

Chattel slaves were considered luxuries during most of Mesopotamian history because,unlike debt slaves,chattel slaves had to be ________.

Accepted Answer

A) inherited 
B) purchased 
C) freed 
D) educated

Question 6

What was one major way in which the Hebrew god differed from Babylonian deities?

Accepted Answer

A) The Hebrew god was not open to persuasion. 
B) The Hebrew god was not powerful and wrathful. 
C) The Hebrew god was represented by the king. 
D) The Hebrew god was more predictable.

Question 7

Which of the following sums up the Mesopotamian perception of the afterworld?

Accepted Answer

A) The Mesopotamian afterworld was a vague and gloomy place. 
B) The Mesopotamians believed in an afterworld that was divided by class. 
C) Entrance into the Mesopotamian afterworld meant rebirth into a more pleasant setting. 
D) The Mesopotamians did not believe in the existence of an afterworlD.

Question 8

The most famous colony founded by the Phoenicians was that of ________,near modern Tunis in North Africa.

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Question 9

Modern scholars view the Hebrew Bible as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the definitive source of the history of the Israelites 
B) a piece of literature to be totally ignored with regard to history 
C) only one book in a seemingly infinitesimal number of accounts of the Israelites 
D) a source to be taken seriously,while considering its historical claims with caution

Question 10

The earliest Neolithic societies appeared in ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the Near East 
B) China 
C) India 
D) Africa

Question 11

Which of the following best describes the role of the Persian Shahanshah?

Accepted Answer

A) He was appointed by the people and ruled on their behalf. 
B) His rule was divinely sanctioned,and required tribute and service. 
C) He was a modest individual who not only ruled his people but was also one of them. 
D) He was a general who led his people to victory on the battlefielD.

Question 12

The Assyrians spoke a ________ language closely related to Babylonian.

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Question 13

The ________ and the Medes attacked Assyria so thoroughly in 612 b.c.e.that Assyria never recovered.

Accepted Answer

A) Israelites 
B) Mitannians 
C) Hittites 
D) Babylonians

Question 14

The standard form of government in the Mideast was a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

A) republic 
B) parliament 
C) monarchy 
D) oligarchy

Question 15

What ancient Near Eastern empire established a strong centralized government with its capital at Hattusas?

Accepted Answer

A) the Hittites 
B) the Assyrians 
C) the Akkadians 
D) the Egyptians

Question 16

The first civilization arose in ________.

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) Mesopotamia 
C) India 
D) Egypt

Question 17

The Nile River was considered to be a major highway,primarily because it connected ________.

Accepted Answer

A) fishers to the Mediterranean Sea 
B) herdsmen and hunters to the desert 
C) swamps to inlets 
D) Upper and Lower Egypt

Question 18

Archaeologists refer to the period after 1100 b.c.e.as the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Bronze Age 
B) Steel Age 
C) Iron Age 
D) Copper Age

Question 19

The archaeological findings at Neolithic Jericho and Çatal Höyük suggest that the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) settlement patterns of this period were characterized by upheaval 
B) settlement patterns of this period were markedly similar 
C) use of fortifications was widespread 
D) settlement patterns of this period may be more complicated than previously inferred

Question 20

The Persians adopted ________ as their official language,the most common language of Middle Eastern commerce.

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Exam 1: The Birth of Civilization