Question 1

The accomplishments of King Darius of Persia included:

Accepted Answer

A)  recruiting foreign mercenaries for his armies. 
B)  building roads for transport and postal service. 
C)  extending Persian rule over Greece and the Aegean. 
D)  capturing the bandits that had terrorized Persepolis. 
E)  conquering the civilization of the Indus River Valley. 
A)  recruiting foreign mercenaries for his armies. 
B)  building roads for transport and postal service. 
C)  extending Persian rule over Greece and the Aegean. 
D)  capturing the bandits that had terrorized Persepolis. 
E)  conquering the civilization of the Indus River Valley. B

Question 2

Analyze the role of warfare and terror in the formation,rulership,and fall of the Assyrian Empire.

Accepted Answer

Due to the location of their homeland in northern Mesopotamia,the Assyrians had to struggle from the beginning against their powerful neighbors: the Babylonian Empire,the Egyptians,the Hittites,and the Sea Peoples.This centuries-long fight for existence had a profound effect on the Assyrians,who became aggressors in turn,extending their own power and influence through brutal treatment of their neighbors during the creation of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.The constant fighting often threatened the Empire,but at the same time fostered the creation of a powerful standing army.In the hands of an able ruler such as Assurnasirpal II,the Neo-Assyrians were able to turn their war machine on their enemies with great success.The empire created by Assurnasirpal II and his son was built through oppression and was often thrown into periods of revolt.It was an armed state,built on the ability to spread terror and oppress enemies and subjects alike.The religion of the Neo-Assyrians was likewise warlike.The Assyrian god Assur demanded that his worship be extended through military conquest,and thus holy war dominated the religious and military ethos.The brutality of the Neo-Assyrians served them well in carving out an empire but eventually worked against them.After the death of the powerful king Assurbanipal,a coalition formed between the Medes of Iran and the Chaldeans of southern Babylonia who launched a revolt against their oppressors and destroyed the Neo-Assyrian capital of Nineveh in 612 B.C.E.

Question 3

In what ways can it be said that the Late Bronze Age was an "international system?"

Accepted Answer

The Late Bronze Age saw a boom in international relations,as illustrated by the large amount of correspondence extant between rulers of this period.There was an increase in international,diplomatic marriages,and professional envoys journeyed frequently between centers of power.Many of these envoys also included merchants who sought out new trading routes or centers.Seaborne trade flourished,allowing small seaside towns to prosper,while the larger empires and cities improved overland routes.Trade routes were for the transport not only of goods and gold,but also of artistic motifs,literary and religious ideas,architecture,and technology.The search for markets,resources,and trade routes heightened economic competition,but the sharing of goods and ideas also promoted greater understanding between cultures; the treaties of this period illustrate this new relationship.This new system also brought with it great fragility,however,as cities and countries began to be dependent on each other's economy.One crash or even decline of a city or empire could spell disaster elsewhere.

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

The fundamental tenet of Neo-Assyrian political and military ideology was:

Accepted Answer

A)  that peace was necessary to foster trade. 
B)  that holy war and the extraction of tribute through war should be constant. 
C)  that holy war should continue until Assur was worshipped by all. 
D)  that wars should only be fought to defend the Neo-Assyrian Empire. 
E)  that all wars fought should be just wars with just causes and just ends. 
A)  that peace was necessary to foster trade. 
B)  that holy war and the extraction of tribute through war should be constant. 
C)  that holy war should continue until Assur was worshipped by all. 
D)  that wars should only be fought to defend the Neo-Assyrian Empire. 
E)  that all wars fought should be just wars with just causes and just ends.

Question 6

Zarathustra attempted to redefine religion:

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A)  as a set of ritual practices centered on animal sacrifice. 
B)  so that it would be concerned more with dietary rules and ritual. 
C)  as the mystical insights achieved through fasting. 
D)  as ethical practices common to all people. 
E)  as practices centered on temple worship conducted by priests. 
A)  as a set of ritual practices centered on animal sacrifice. 
B)  so that it would be concerned more with dietary rules and ritual. 
C)  as the mystical insights achieved through fasting. 
D)  as ethical practices common to all people. 
E)  as practices centered on temple worship conducted by priests.

Question 7

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

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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)  monotheistic religious practices. 
E)  a theocracy. 
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)  monotheistic religious practices. 
E)  a theocracy.

Question 8

When Akhenaten died and was succeeded by Tutankhaten:

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A)  Tutankhaten continued the religious reforms of his predecessor. 
B)  the priests of Amon knew their cause was hopeless. 
C)  the young pharaoh stepped down from the throne, knowing he was too young to rule. 
D)  the Hebrews took advantage of the opportunity to flee Egypt. 
E)  the new pharaoh returned to traditional ways of worship. 
A)  Tutankhaten continued the religious reforms of his predecessor. 
B)  the priests of Amon knew their cause was hopeless. 
C)  the young pharaoh stepped down from the throne, knowing he was too young to rule. 
D)  the Hebrews took advantage of the opportunity to flee Egypt. 
E)  the new pharaoh returned to traditional ways of worship.

Question 9

King David's rule was significant in establishing:

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A)  the principle of monarchy: in God's eyes, whatever a king does is right. 
B)  a unified Israelite people with a new national capital at Jerusalem. 
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)  a unified Israelite people with a new national capital at Jerusalem. 
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 10

The followers of Zoroastrianism believed in:

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A)  polytheism, animal sacrifice, and magical rituals. 
B)  a god of light who constantly battled a god of 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)  a god of light who constantly battled a god of 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 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Hatshepsut was regularly portrayed as masculine in Egyptian statuary because:

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A)  she had become a priest of Amon-Ra. 
B)  she needed to demonstrate that, like male pharaohs, she ruled in her own right. 
C)  she regularly led her troops in battle in men's clothing. 
D)  her court-appointed artists wanted to defame her. 
E)  she wanted to challenge traditional masculine authority. 
A)  she had become a priest of Amon-Ra. 
B)  she needed to demonstrate that, like male pharaohs, she ruled in her own right. 
C)  she regularly led her troops in battle in men's clothing. 
D)  her court-appointed artists wanted to defame her. 
E)  she wanted to challenge traditional masculine authority.

Question 13

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 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 power. 
E)  the conversion of the entire Egyptian society to monotheism and their rejection of their traditional gods and goddesses.

Question 14

By the fourteenth century B.C.E.,international relations were marked by:

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A)  suspicions and hostility: states wanted as little contact as possible. 
B)  strictly limited trade in essential goods only: grain, oil, wine, and salt. 
C)  feelings of brotherhood between the Hittites and the Assyrians. 
D)  diplomatic standards, polite forms of address, gifts, and alliances. 
E)  continual warfare between the regional powers. 
A)  suspicions and hostility: states wanted as little contact as possible. 
B)  strictly limited trade in essential goods only: grain, oil, wine, and salt. 
C)  feelings of brotherhood between the Hittites and the Assyrians. 
D)  diplomatic standards, polite forms of address, gifts, and alliances. 
E)  continual warfare between the regional powers.

Question 15

The priests at the greatest Egyptian temple complexes at Thebes:

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A)  were discredited by their association with the hated Hyksos. 
B)  required believers to approach on their knees and beg forgiveness. 
C)  received special favor from the Eighteenth Dynasty, which worshiped Amon-Ra. 
D)  supported Amenhotep IV's religious reform program. 
E)  led the change in Egyptian religion from polytheism to monotheism. 
A)  were discredited by their association with the hated Hyksos. 
B)  required believers to approach on their knees and beg forgiveness. 
C)  received special favor from the Eighteenth Dynasty, which worshiped Amon-Ra. 
D)  supported Amenhotep IV's religious reform program. 
E)  led the change in Egyptian religion from polytheism to monotheism.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Greek heroic poetry and archaeological evidence attest to the Mycenaean culture's:

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A)  interest in drama and the arts. 
B)  devotion to their household gods. 
C)  militaristic nature. 
D)  peaceful nature. 
E)  massive textile and pottery production. 
A)  interest in drama and the arts. 
B)  devotion to their household gods. 
C)  militaristic nature. 
D)  peaceful nature. 
E)  massive textile and pottery production.

Question 18

In the Late Bronze Age,transnational trade:

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A)  was extremely rare. 
B)  always made economies engaged in it stronger. 
C)  was a conduit for ideas and technology. 
D)  fostered the development of strict social hierarchies. 
E)  always occurred over land routes. 
A)  was extremely rare. 
B)  always made economies engaged in it stronger. 
C)  was a conduit for ideas and technology. 
D)  fostered the development of strict social hierarchies. 
E)  always occurred over land routes.

Question 19

After her death,Hatshepsut's rule was called into question because:

Accepted Answer

A)  later pharaohs did not believe a woman should have ruled in her own right. 
B)  her nephew Thutmose III resented Hatshepsut's power over him. 
C)  she had no significant military victories. 
D)  Amenhotep II wanted to deny the legitimacy of her descendants' claim to the throne. 
E)  Akhenaten saw her as a rival and wanted to deny her legacy. 
A)  later pharaohs did not believe a woman should have ruled in her own right. 
B)  her nephew Thutmose III resented Hatshepsut's power over him. 
C)  she had no significant military victories. 
D)  Amenhotep II wanted to deny the legitimacy of her descendants' claim to the throne. 
E)  Akhenaten saw her as a rival and wanted to deny her legacy.

Question 20

The wealth of the Minoan civilization came from:

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A)  silver mines on the island of Crete. 
B)  conquest of foreign territories. 
C)  agricultural production. 
D)  trade in natural resources. 
E)  trade in manufactured goods. 
A)  silver mines on the island of Crete. 
B)  conquest of foreign territories. 
C)  agricultural production. 
D)  trade in natural resources. 
E)  trade in manufactured goods.

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

The accomplishments of King Darius of Persia included:

Analyze the role of warfare and terror in the formation,rulership,and fall of the Assyrian Empire.

In what ways can it be said that the Late Bronze Age was an "international system?"

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

The fundamental tenet of Neo-Assyrian political and military ideology was:

Zarathustra attempted to redefine religion:

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

When Akhenaten died and was succeeded by Tutankhaten:

King David's rule was significant in establishing:

The followers of Zoroastrianism believed in:

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

Hatshepsut was regularly portrayed as masculine in Egyptian statuary because:

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

By the fourteenth century B.C.E.,international relations were marked by:

The priests at the greatest Egyptian temple complexes at Thebes:

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

Greek heroic poetry and archaeological evidence attest to the Mycenaean culture's:

In the Late Bronze Age,transnational trade:

After her death,Hatshepsut's rule was called into question because:

The wealth of the Minoan civilization came from:

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The Civilization of Greece 1000-400 B.C.E

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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 1100-1250

The Medieval World 1250-1350

Rebirth and Unrest 1350-1453

Innovation and Exploration 1453-1533

The Age of Dissent and Division 1500-1564

Europe in the Atlantic World 1550-1660

European Monarchies and Absolutism 1660-1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Europe during the Enlightenment

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The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

The Age of Ideologies: Europe in the Aftermath of Revolution 1815-1848

Revolutions and Nation Building 1848-1871

Imperialism and Colonialism 1870-1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics 1870-1914

The First World War

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