Question 1

Heinrich Schliemann and Sir Arthur Evans:

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A)  were archaeologists who dug up Troy, Mycenae, and Knossos. 
B)  refused to accept the historical character of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. 
C)  argued that the Greeks had taken all their ideas from African cultures. 
D)  discovered the source of the annual flooding of the Nile. 
E)  were archaeologists who discovered Pharos, the lighthouse of Alexandria. 
A)  were archaeologists who dug up Troy, Mycenae, and Knossos. 
B)  refused to accept the historical character of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. 
C)  argued that the Greeks had taken all their ideas from African cultures. 
D)  discovered the source of the annual flooding of the Nile. 
E)  were archaeologists who discovered Pharos, the lighthouse of Alexandria. A

Question 2

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

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Both the Minoans and the Mycenaeans relied on the sea to conduct trade and to foster diplomatic relationships that would become a characteristic of the Greek world.The Minoans employed a huge and powerful fleet of ships for both trade and protection,and the Mycenaeans built their empire out of both trading and raiding with their ships.The great power and multiple uses of a strong and large fleet of ships would be an example that several of the later Greek city-states would use to great effect.Both Minoans and Mycenaeans had large centralized citadels and palaces that were centers of manufacture and political power.From these centers they created a tight network of international commercial and diplomatic relationships especially with peoples and cities in Anatolia.This pattern was one the classical Greek city-states would aim to follow,though the city-states themselves were generally much smaller than these older centers.Furthermore,the language spoken and written by the Minoans,the as not yet decoded Linear A,and the Linear B of the Mycenaeans seem to have developed into the written language of the classical Greek city-states.
Mycenaean Greece,perhaps because its culture reached its height nearer to the time of classical Greece,influenced classical Greece in other ways.The Mycenaeans seem to have worshiped an early version of the classical Greek pantheon of gods and goddesses,which suggests that their religion was shared with the later inhabitants of classical Greece.In addition,the damas,a Mycenaean class with many economic and political rights,may have been the forerunner of the demos,the citizen class in classical Greek city-states.

Question 3

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

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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. B

Question 4

When the Hyksos conquered Lower Egypt in the Egypt's Second Intermediate Period,they:

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A)  dismantled all Egyptian forms of government. 
B)  desecrated Egyptian temples dedicated to Ra. 
C)  moved the capital of Lower Egypt to Thebes. 
D)  used a military aristocracy to govern. 
E)  adopted the machinery of pharaonic government. 
A)  dismantled all Egyptian forms of government. 
B)  desecrated Egyptian temples dedicated to Ra. 
C)  moved the capital of Lower Egypt to Thebes. 
D)  used a military aristocracy to govern. 
E)  adopted the machinery of pharaonic government.

Question 5

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:

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A)  the biblical stories are essentially unique to the Hebrews, with no parallels in other Near Eastern societies. 
B)  few historical events actually happened as they are described in the text. 
C)  it represents a factual account of the events it relates-the most accurate record of the period we have today. 
D)  the Hebrew people never really struggled with the Canaanites. 
E)  the Bible's composite nature means that each biblical book should be analyzed within its particular context. 
A)  the biblical stories are essentially unique to the Hebrews, with no parallels in other Near Eastern societies. 
B)  few historical events actually happened as they are described in the text. 
C)  it represents a factual account of the events it relates-the most accurate record of the period we have today. 
D)  the Hebrew people never really struggled with the Canaanites. 
E)  the Bible's composite nature means that each biblical book should be analyzed within its particular context.

Question 6

The defeat of the Assyrians and the destruction of Nineveh were:

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A)  the work of Medes from Iran and the Chaldeans. 
B)  fortunate for subject peoples, who were finally freed from oppression. 
C)  attributed to a loss of popular confidence in Assur. 
D)  commemorated by sculptures and plaques in the palace wall. 
E)  the work of an alliance between the Canaanites, Philistines, and Phoenicians. 
A)  the work of Medes from Iran and the Chaldeans. 
B)  fortunate for subject peoples, who were finally freed from oppression. 
C)  attributed to a loss of popular confidence in Assur. 
D)  commemorated by sculptures and plaques in the palace wall. 
E)  the work of an alliance between the Canaanites, Philistines, and Phoenicians.

Question 7

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

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The power of the priesthood had long bee

Question 8

The division of the ancient kingdom of Israel was:

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A)  the result of its being conquered by the Chaldeans. 
B)  a result of Solomon's decision to cut the "baby" in half. 
C)  in response to popular demands to revive Ba'al-worship. 
D)  God's way of protecting the faithful from foreign aggression. 
E)  provoked by Solomon's oppressive regime. 
A)  the result of its being conquered by the Chaldeans. 
B)  a result of Solomon's decision to cut the "baby" in half. 
C)  in response to popular demands to revive Ba'al-worship. 
D)  God's way of protecting the faithful from foreign aggression. 
E)  provoked by Solomon's oppressive regime.

Question 9

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

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Zoroastrianism was free of polytheism,an

Question 10

The Heroic Age of Greece described by Hesiod and other ancient poets was long thought to:

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A)  have a firm basis in historical reality. 
B)  be legends or fables with little basis in historical reality. 
C)  have been invented by Virgil, Lucretius, and other ancient Roman poets. 
D)  be metaphors for the political events of the poets' own time. 
E)  have been lost with the sinking of Atlantis. 
A)  have a firm basis in historical reality. 
B)  be legends or fables with little basis in historical reality. 
C)  have been invented by Virgil, Lucretius, and other ancient Roman poets. 
D)  be metaphors for the political events of the poets' own time. 
E)  have been lost with the sinking of Atlantis.

Question 11

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

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A)  the artifacts of Chinese origin found in the ruins of Mycenaean Troy. 
B)  the written language of the Mycenaean Greeks, Linear B, that was used in all transnational trade. 
C)  correspondence between Mycenaean leaders and Egyptian pharaohs and Hittite kings. 
D)  Mycenaean cylinder seals discovered in Babylon. 
E)  Mycenaean pottery discovered in the Indus River Valley of India. 
A)  the artifacts of Chinese origin found in the ruins of Mycenaean Troy. 
B)  the written language of the Mycenaean Greeks, Linear B, that was used in all transnational trade. 
C)  correspondence between Mycenaean leaders and Egyptian pharaohs and Hittite kings. 
D)  Mycenaean cylinder seals discovered in Babylon. 
E)  Mycenaean pottery discovered in the Indus River Valley of India.

Question 12

By the end of Solomon's rule,the cult of Yahweh had expelled all worship of foreign deities and acted as a glue to hold the Hebrew Kingdom together after the Davidic dynasty ended.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

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The Late Bronze Age saw a boom in intern

Question 14

The Hebrew people,according to archaeological and linguistic evidence,were essentially:

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A)  Egyptian. 
B)  Philistine. 
C)  Chaldean. 
D)  Canaanite. 
E)  Hyksos. 
A)  Egyptian. 
B)  Philistine. 
C)  Chaldean. 
D)  Canaanite. 
E)  Hyksos.

Question 15

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

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Due to the location of their homeland in

Question 16

The Phoenicians were descendants of the Peleset,one of the Sea Peoples.They introduced the olive and the grapevine to the Near East and exerted 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.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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 18

The Phoenicians created a trade network that stretched from:

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A)  Anatolia to Iberia and beyond. 
B)  Greece to Sicily. 
C)  Anatolia to the Black Sea. 
D)  Carthage to Sardinia. 
E)  Egypt to Carthage. 
A)  Anatolia to Iberia and beyond. 
B)  Greece to Sicily. 
C)  Anatolia to the Black Sea. 
D)  Carthage to Sardinia. 
E)  Egypt to Carthage.

Question 19

The Greek term Phoenician means "purple people."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The "Babylonian captivity" of the Hebrew people began in the rule of Cyrus the Great.

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A) True 
 B)False

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

Heinrich Schliemann and Sir Arthur Evans:

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

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

When the Hyksos conquered Lower Egypt in the Egypt's Second Intermediate Period,they:

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:

The defeat of the Assyrians and the destruction of Nineveh were:

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

The division of the ancient kingdom of Israel was:

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

The Heroic Age of Greece described by Hesiod and other ancient poets was long thought to:

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

By the end of Solomon's rule,the cult of Yahweh had expelled all worship of foreign deities and acted as a glue to hold the Hebrew Kingdom together after the Davidic dynasty ended.

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

The Hebrew people,according to archaeological and linguistic evidence,were essentially:

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

The priests at the greatest Egyptian temple complexes at Thebes:

The Phoenicians created a trade network that stretched from:

The Greek term Phoenician means "purple people."

The "Babylonian captivity" of the Hebrew people began in the rule of Cyrus the Great.

Early Civilizations

The Civilization of Greece,1000–400 B.C.E

The Greek World Expands,400–150 B.C.E

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

The French Revolution

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

Turmoil between the Wars

The Second World War

The Cold War World: Global Politics,Economic Recovery,and Cultural Change

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