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

The earlier Assyrian empire had been devastated by the _________,but in the ninth century B.C.E.,the foundations for a neo-Assyrian empire were laid by Assurnasirpal II.

The effect of the arrival of the Sea Peoples on the Near East was to force fledgling kingdoms to unite,through conquest or consent,in order to stand up to this new threat.

Mycenaean Greece played a central role in Bronze Age networks as evidenced by:

The followers of Zoroastrianism believed in:

Before the Persian empire could be formed,the Persian people had first to defeat their rulers,the:

Unlike other rulers,Cyrus of Persia (559-529 B.C.E.):

The Phoenicians are also known as the:

The Phoenicians were descendants of the Peleset,one of the Sea Peoples.They introduced the olive and the grapevine to the Near East and based much of their power in the area from large citadels and control over local trade routes and a monopoly over metalsmithing that made it virtually impossible for their enemies to forge their own weapons.

Heinrich Schliemann and Sir Arthur EvAnswer:

What are the advantages of monotheism as illustrated through the experiment of Akhenaten and the Hebrew nation?

Relations after 1500 B.C.E.are more appropriately referred to as "transnational" because:

The priests at the greatest Egyptian temple complexes at Thebes:

During the first millennium B.C.E.:

The center of Mycenaean society was the village,which gave a sense of family and responsibility to the people and encouraged loyalty to the king,who was depicted as a father to his people.

The Hebrew Bible is an unparalleled historical source that describes the cultural practices and theological development of the Hebrew people.However,most historians believe that:

In what ways was Zoroastrianism a radical departure from other Near Eastern religions?

Assurbanipal II,king of Assyria,has the distinction of:

Around 1200 B.C.E.,an inscription by Pharaoh Ramses III records:

As part of his religious reform,Amenhotep IV changed his name to Akhenaten and:

The Mitannians introduced lighter chariots to carry archers,but: