Question 1

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Exodus

Accepted Answer

The Exodus is a key event in the Old Tes

Question 2

Among the ancient Jews, there existed a dynamic tension between parochialism and

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A) individualism. 
B) God's transcendence. 
C) monotheism. 
D) universalism. 
E) the Covenant. 
A) individualism. 
B) God's transcendence. 
C) monotheism. 
D) universalism. 
E) the Covenant.

Question 3

Under Moses, the central force in the life of the Hebrews became

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A) a series of strong kings. 
B) a set of powerful judges. 
C) monotheism, the belief in one God. 
D) his charismatic leadership. 
E) colonization of Canaan 
A) a series of strong kings. 
B) a set of powerful judges. 
C) monotheism, the belief in one God. 
D) his charismatic leadership. 
E) colonization of Canaan

Question 4

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

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A) Mesopotamia and Egypt were both the birthplace of civilization and the spiritual ancestors of the West. 
B) Mesopotamia and Egypt were the birthplace of civilization but only the Greeks and the Romans were spiritual ancestors of the West. 
C) Mesopotamia and Egypt were the birthplace of civilization but the Hebrews and the Greeks were the spiritual ancestors of the West. 
D) The Greeks and the Romans were the spiritual ancestors of the West because they totally ignored the older civilizations in Mesopotamia and Egypt. 
E) Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Hebrews and the Greeks were all spiritual ancestors of the West. 
A) Mesopotamia and Egypt were both the birthplace of civilization and the spiritual ancestors of the West. 
B) Mesopotamia and Egypt were the birthplace of civilization but only the Greeks and the Romans were spiritual ancestors of the West. 
C) Mesopotamia and Egypt were the birthplace of civilization but the Hebrews and the Greeks were the spiritual ancestors of the West. 
D) The Greeks and the Romans were the spiritual ancestors of the West because they totally ignored the older civilizations in Mesopotamia and Egypt. 
E) Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Hebrews and the Greeks were all spiritual ancestors of the West.

Question 5

Which of the following did not occur during the three hundred years following the Israelite return to Canaan from Egypt?

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A) The Israelite belief in one God immediately produced the belief in one ruler, an almighty king appointed by God. 
B) The gradual colonization of Canaan 
C) During emergencies, judges rallied the Hebrew tribal confederation against the common enemy. 
D) The Philistine threat helped forge a loose confederation into a nation with a single king. 
E) The Israelites split into two kingdoms: Israel and Judah. 
A) The Israelite belief in one God immediately produced the belief in one ruler, an almighty king appointed by God. 
B) The gradual colonization of Canaan 
C) During emergencies, judges rallied the Hebrew tribal confederation against the common enemy. 
D) The Philistine threat helped forge a loose confederation into a nation with a single king. 
E) The Israelites split into two kingdoms: Israel and Judah.

Question 6

The Hebrew and Greek worldviews differed in all of the following ways except the

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A) Hebrews did not regard nature as a system governed by consistent and knowable natural laws. 
B) Greeks believed that human wickedness was due to ignorance; the Hebrews believed that it was due to disobedience and stubbornness. 
C) Hebrews focused on righteous behavior and philosophic inquiry. 
D) Hebrews speculated neither on God's nature nor the origin of things. 
E) Greeks focused on reason; the Hebrews focused on revelation. 
A) Hebrews did not regard nature as a system governed by consistent and knowable natural laws. 
B) Greeks believed that human wickedness was due to ignorance; the Hebrews believed that it was due to disobedience and stubbornness. 
C) Hebrews focused on righteous behavior and philosophic inquiry. 
D) Hebrews speculated neither on God's nature nor the origin of things. 
E) Greeks focused on reason; the Hebrews focused on revelation.

Question 7

During the age of classical or literary prophecy

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A) the Hebrews wandered in the Sinai desert. 
B) prophets responded to problems in Israel's social structure. 
C) small farmers, as well as large landowners, lived comfortably. 
D) Israel was still a tribal society. 
E) Abraham set out for the Promised land. 
A) the Hebrews wandered in the Sinai desert. 
B) prophets responded to problems in Israel's social structure. 
C) small farmers, as well as large landowners, lived comfortably. 
D) Israel was still a tribal society. 
E) Abraham set out for the Promised land.

Question 8

The Hebrews believed that God's Law did all of the following except

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A) regulate of all aspects of daily life. 
B) result in national disaster if violated. 
C) require mercy towards the oppressed and protection of the poor and of widows. 
D) require the abolition of slavery. 
E) help to make the Hebrews the moral teachers of humanity. 
A) regulate of all aspects of daily life. 
B) result in national disaster if violated. 
C) require mercy towards the oppressed and protection of the poor and of widows. 
D) require the abolition of slavery. 
E) help to make the Hebrews the moral teachers of humanity.

Question 9

Chapter One stated that the "...Greeks and Hebrews rejected or transformed the older Near Eastern traditions to create new points of departure for the human mind." On the basis of both Chapter One and Chapter Two, we can conclude that

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A) the Hebrews completely rejected the mythpoeic view of world replacing it with intense rational analysis. 
B) the Hebrews abandoned the old coupling of government and religion replacing it with a complete separation of faith and the state. 
C) the Egyptian notion of Ma'at (divine justice, law, right and truth) was similar to the Hebrew notion of the orderliness of God's creation. 
D) the Hebrews radicalized the Mesopotamian and Egyptian notions of justice by eliminating all social distinctions in their society. 
E) Mesopotamian and Egyptian science was transformed by the Hebrews into a more recognizably Western form. 
A) the Hebrews completely rejected the mythpoeic view of world replacing it with intense rational analysis. 
B) the Hebrews abandoned the old coupling of government and religion replacing it with a complete separation of faith and the state. 
C) the Egyptian notion of Ma'at (divine justice, law, right and truth) was similar to the Hebrew notion of the orderliness of God's creation. 
D) the Hebrews radicalized the Mesopotamian and Egyptian notions of justice by eliminating all social distinctions in their society. 
E) Mesopotamian and Egyptian science was transformed by the Hebrews into a more recognizably Western form.

Question 10

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question.
-Explain the relationship between the old Near Eastern civilization (Mesopotamia and Egypt), the Hebrews, and the West.

Accepted Answer

The relationship between the old Near Ea

Question 11

The Hebrew Covenant refers to

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A) God's promise to the prophets that they would have a heavenly reward. 
B) a long tradition of commercial codes. 
C) a special agreement between God and his chosen people. 
D) the heroic pact among the Hebrews themselves not to be assimilated during periods of exile. 
E) a special kind of agreement between Israel and its neighbors ensuring the full equality of both parties. 
A) God's promise to the prophets that they would have a heavenly reward. 
B) a long tradition of commercial codes. 
C) a special agreement between God and his chosen people. 
D) the heroic pact among the Hebrews themselves not to be assimilated during periods of exile. 
E) a special kind of agreement between Israel and its neighbors ensuring the full equality of both parties.

Question 12

Under which of the following kings did Israel reach the heights of its power and prosperity?

Accepted Answer

A) Saul 
B) David 
C) Solomon 
D) Hezekiah 
E) Cyrus 
A) Saul 
B) David 
C) Solomon 
D) Hezekiah 
E) Cyrus

Question 13

How did the Hebrew view of history differ from that of the Mesopotamians and the Egyptians?

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A) The Hebrews kept careful records of their past, while the Egyptians and Mesopotamians did not. 
B) Egyptians and Mesopotamians believed that God intervened in history, while the Hebrews did not. 
C) While the Jews saw human history as a process leading to a goal, the Mesopotamians and Egyptians saw history as a repetition of past events. 
D) The Mesopotamians and the Egyptians shared the same history as the Hebrews. 
E) The Hebrews believed that history is of no importance since their God is eternal. 
A) The Hebrews kept careful records of their past, while the Egyptians and Mesopotamians did not. 
B) Egyptians and Mesopotamians believed that God intervened in history, while the Hebrews did not. 
C) While the Jews saw human history as a process leading to a goal, the Mesopotamians and Egyptians saw history as a repetition of past events. 
D) The Mesopotamians and the Egyptians shared the same history as the Hebrews. 
E) The Hebrews believed that history is of no importance since their God is eternal.

Question 14

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Hebrews, Israelites, Jews

Accepted Answer

Sure! Here are the definitions for the k

Question 15

Which of the following statements is attributed to Amos?

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A) "This is what the Lord says: 'About midnight I will go throughout Egypt.Every first born of Egypt will die....'" 
B) "Righteousness brings God's favor.The poor have incurred God's wrath and deserve no mercy." 
C) "Take thou away from Me the noise of thy songs...but let justice well up as waters." 
D) "Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed.Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material." 
E) "The wise man has eyes in his head, while the fool walks in the darkness; but I came to realize that the same fate overtakes them both." 
A) "This is what the Lord says: 'About midnight I will go throughout Egypt.Every first born of Egypt will die....'" 
B) "Righteousness brings God's favor.The poor have incurred God's wrath and deserve no mercy." 
C) "Take thou away from Me the noise of thy songs...but let justice well up as waters." 
D) "Do not plant your field with two kinds of seed.Do not wear clothing woven of two kinds of material." 
E) "The wise man has eyes in his head, while the fool walks in the darkness; but I came to realize that the same fate overtakes them both."

Question 16

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-monotheism

Accepted Answer

Monotheism is the belief in the existenc

Question 17

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s).  
-Locate and clearly mark the kingdoms of Israel and Judah after the death of Solomon.Do the same for the city of Jerusalem.

Accepted Answer

As an AI, I'm unable to physically mark

Question 18

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
-Isaiah

Accepted Answer

Who? - Isaiah was a prophet in the Hebre

Question 19

Which of the following pairs do not consist of related terms?

Accepted Answer

A) Tanak and New Testament 
B) Leviticus and Torah 
C) Torah and Pentateuch 
D) Exodus and Egypt 
E) Babylon and exile 
A) Tanak and New Testament 
B) Leviticus and Torah 
C) Torah and Pentateuch 
D) Exodus and Egypt 
E) Babylon and exile

Question 20

According to the author, the Hebrews' new conception of God led to a new conception of self by

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A) holding that humankind is the centerpiece of God's creation. 
B) stating that humankind was created in God's image. 
C) giving humankind volition, the power to choose between good and evil. 
D) insisting that God did not create humankind to be his slaves. 
E) All of these 
A) holding that humankind is the centerpiece of God's creation. 
B) stating that humankind was created in God's image. 
C) giving humankind volition, the power to choose between good and evil. 
D) insisting that God did not create humankind to be his slaves. 
E) All of these

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Exodus

Among the ancient Jews, there existed a dynamic tension between parochialism and

Under Moses, the central force in the life of the Hebrews became

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Which of the following did not occur during the three hundred years following the Israelite return to Canaan from Egypt?

The Hebrew and Greek worldviews differed in all of the following ways except the

During the age of classical or literary prophecy

The Hebrews believed that God's Law did all of the following except

Chapter One stated that the "...Greeks and Hebrews rejected or transformed the older Near Eastern traditions to create new points of departure for the human mind." On the basis of both Chapter One and Chapter Two, we can conclude that

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the relationship between the old Near Eastern civilization (Mesopotamia and Egypt), the Hebrews, and the West.

The Hebrew Covenant refers to

Under which of the following kings did Israel reach the heights of its power and prosperity?

How did the Hebrew view of history differ from that of the Mesopotamians and the Egyptians?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Hebrews, Israelites, Jews

Which of the following statements is attributed to Amos?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -monotheism

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). -Locate and clearly mark the kingdoms of Israel and Judah after the death of Solomon.Do the same for the city of Jerusalem.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Isaiah

Which of the following pairs do not consist of related terms?

According to the author, the Hebrews' new conception of God led to a new conception of self by

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Exam 2: The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Exodus

Among the ancient Jews, there existed a dynamic tension between parochialism and

Under Moses, the central force in the life of the Hebrews became

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Which of the following did not occur during the three hundred years following the Israelite return to Canaan from Egypt?

The Hebrew and Greek worldviews differed in all of the following ways except the

During the age of classical or literary prophecy

The Hebrews believed that God's Law did all of the following except

Chapter One stated that the "...Greeks and Hebrews rejected or transformed the older Near Eastern traditions to create new points of departure for the human mind." On the basis of both Chapter One and Chapter Two, we can conclude that

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Explain the relationship between the old Near Eastern civilization (Mesopotamia and Egypt), the Hebrews, and the West.

The Hebrew Covenant refers to

Under which of the following kings did Israel reach the heights of its power and prosperity?

How did the Hebrew view of history differ from that of the Mesopotamians and the Egyptians?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Hebrews, Israelites, Jews

Which of the following statements is attributed to Amos?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -monotheism

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). -Locate and clearly mark the kingdoms of Israel and Judah after the death of Solomon.Do the same for the city of Jerusalem.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? -Isaiah

Which of the following pairs do not consist of related terms?

According to the author, the Hebrews' new conception of God led to a new conception of self by

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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