Question 1

The major center of Zoroastrianism is found among the Parsees of ____________________, ____________________.

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The answer of The major center of Zoroastrianism is found...

Question 2

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 3

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 4

Which of the following provides the correct sequence of travels for the early Hebrew people?

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A)  Canaan, Saudi Arabia, Mesopotamia 
B)  Palestine, Canaan, Egypt 
C)  Canaan, Egypt, Canaan 
D)  Mesopotamia, Saudi Arabia, Canaan 
E)  Egypt, Canaan, Mesopotamia 
A)  Canaan, Saudi Arabia, Mesopotamia 
B)  Palestine, Canaan, Egypt 
C)  Canaan, Egypt, Canaan 
D)  Mesopotamia, Saudi Arabia, Canaan 
E)  Egypt, Canaan, Mesopotamia

Question 5

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 6

The chief Assyrian deity was the fierce ____________________.

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The answer of The chief Assyrian deity was the fierce...

Question 7

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 8

To what degree did Judaic society reflect the people's religious convictions? How unique was it, or how typical among ancient societies?

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Judaic society reflected the people's re

Question 9

Concerning the Assyrian Empire, it is most correct to say that

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A)  the Assyrian transformation from nomadic life to warfare occurred because of a decline in their traditional grazing lands. 
B)  the empire emerged out of the Hittite monarchy in Turkey. 
C)  Assyrian kings enlarged the empire in part through their own displays of toughness and sly creativity. 
D)  its only real competition for the Tigris valley came from the Hittites centered in Turkey. 
E)  its chief town, Nineveh, was situated about halfway down the Tigris-Euphrates valley, in order to more easily control Babylonia. 
A)  the Assyrian transformation from nomadic life to warfare occurred because of a decline in their traditional grazing lands. 
B)  the empire emerged out of the Hittite monarchy in Turkey. 
C)  Assyrian kings enlarged the empire in part through their own displays of toughness and sly creativity. 
D)  its only real competition for the Tigris valley came from the Hittites centered in Turkey. 
E)  its chief town, Nineveh, was situated about halfway down the Tigris-Euphrates valley, in order to more easily control Babylonia.

Question 10

In the aftermath of the Babylonian Captivity, the Jews

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A)  rebuilt the Temple in Jerusalem. 
B)  returned to the study of the Talmud, their ancient holy text. 
C)  began to view Yahweh as a vindictive God. 
D)  swore never to leave the Promised Land again. 
E)  inscribed their story onto the Dead Sea Scrolls. 
A)  rebuilt the Temple in Jerusalem. 
B)  returned to the study of the Talmud, their ancient holy text. 
C)  began to view Yahweh as a vindictive God. 
D)  swore never to leave the Promised Land again. 
E)  inscribed their story onto the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Question 11

After the Exodus from ____________________, Moses received a\an ____________________ for the Hebrew people from Yahweh.

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The answer of After the Exodus from ____________________, Moses received...

Question 12

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 13

Trace the effects of Zoroastrianism on later religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

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Zoroastrianism, one of the world's oldes

Question 14

Which of the following was an actual part of the trade network of the Phoenicians?

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A)  a series of colonies in the eastern Mediterranean 
B)  tin purchased from the Near East 
C)  the export of copper and dyes to Tyre and Sidon 
D)  the purchase of copper from Britain 
E)  the spread of the skill of iron-making into Greece and Africa 
A)  a series of colonies in the eastern Mediterranean 
B)  tin purchased from the Near East 
C)  the export of copper and dyes to Tyre and Sidon 
D)  the purchase of copper from Britain 
E)  the spread of the skill of iron-making into Greece and Africa

Question 15

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 16

Zoroaster's teaching is preserved in written form in the ____________________.

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The answer of Zoroaster's teaching is preserved in written form...

Question 17

The Covenant between Yahweh and the Hebrew people

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A)  established the promise of a Heavenly Kingdom on Earth. 
B)  replaced an earlier moral contract between Yahweh and earlier prophets such as Amos and Isaiah. 
C)  dealt with ethical matters but left other matters under the control of civil leaders. 
D)  promised that if the Hebrews kept their solid faith in Yahweh, they would defeat all of their enemies. 
E)  has failed, in later times, to adapt when social circumstances changed. 
A)  established the promise of a Heavenly Kingdom on Earth. 
B)  replaced an earlier moral contract between Yahweh and earlier prophets such as Amos and Isaiah. 
C)  dealt with ethical matters but left other matters under the control of civil leaders. 
D)  promised that if the Hebrews kept their solid faith in Yahweh, they would defeat all of their enemies. 
E)  has failed, in later times, to adapt when social circumstances changed.

Question 18

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 19

"I cut off their heads and piled them at the walls of their cities like heaps of grain." This statement was made by a ruler of the

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A)  Phoenicians. 
B)  Hyksos. 
C)  Carthaginians. 
D)  Assyrians. 
E)  Persians. 
A)  Phoenicians. 
B)  Hyksos. 
C)  Carthaginians. 
D)  Assyrians. 
E)  Persians.

Question 20

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.

Exam 4: Warriors and Deities in the Near East

The major center of Zoroastrianism is found among the Parsees of ____________________, ____________________.

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

For the Hebrews, Yahweh

Which of the following provides the correct sequence of travels for the early Hebrew people?

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

The chief Assyrian deity was the fierce ____________________.

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

To what degree did Judaic society reflect the people's religious convictions? How unique was it, or how typical among ancient societies?

Concerning the Assyrian Empire, it is most correct to say that

In the aftermath of the Babylonian Captivity, the Jews

After the Exodus from ____________________, Moses received a\an ____________________ for the Hebrew people from Yahweh.

Hebrew society may most accurately be described as

Trace the effects of Zoroastrianism on later religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Which of the following was an actual part of the trade network of the Phoenicians?

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

Zoroaster's teaching is preserved in written form in the ____________________.

The Covenant between Yahweh and the Hebrew people

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

"I cut off their heads and piled them at the walls of their cities like heaps of grain." This statement was made by a ruler of the

The Phoenicians' most significant achievement was

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