Question 1

What groundbreaking document's purpose was to provide judges with examples of the kinds of decisions the ruler wished them to make?

Accepted Answer

The Code o

Question 2

Amenhotep IV attempted to safeguard the absolute authority of Egypt's king by introducing

Accepted Answer

A) exclusive worship of the Aten. 
B) a new set of Hyksos gods and goddesses. 
C) the concept of the pharaoh as a god on earth. 
D) the cult of Isis and Osiris. 
E) an elective monarchy. 
A) exclusive worship of the Aten. 
B) a new set of Hyksos gods and goddesses. 
C) the concept of the pharaoh as a god on earth. 
D) the cult of Isis and Osiris. 
E) an elective monarchy.

Question 3

Why did Assyria advance slowly before the thirteenth century B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A) because of threatening neighbors and weak leaders 
B) because of powerful droughts and crippling food shortages 
C) because of a technological gap 
D) because of a lack of powerful allies 
E) because of insufficient wealth 
A) because of threatening neighbors and weak leaders 
B) because of powerful droughts and crippling food shortages 
C) because of a technological gap 
D) because of a lack of powerful allies 
E) because of insufficient wealth

Question 4

Though the Indo-European mother tongue no longer exists,it probably originated

Accepted Answer

A) north of the Black Sea. 
B) in lower Egypt. 
C) south of the Mesopotamian Valley. 
D) in upper Egypt. 
E) in Asia Minor. 
A) north of the Black Sea. 
B) in lower Egypt. 
C) south of the Mesopotamian Valley. 
D) in upper Egypt. 
E) in Asia Minor.

Question 5

Which city did the pharaohs of the Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom prefer as their capital?

Accepted Answer

A) Thebes 
B) Cairo 
C) Memphis 
D) Ur 
E) Aten 
A) Thebes 
B) Cairo 
C) Memphis 
D) Ur 
E) Aten

Question 6

Sargon II was significant as the

Accepted Answer

A) founder of the last and greatest Assyrian dynasty. 
B) greatest Middle Kingdom Pharaoh. 
C) founder of the New Kingdom in Egypt. 
D) only king of the Mitannian empire known by name. 
E) great builder who restored Babylon to its former glory. 
A) founder of the last and greatest Assyrian dynasty. 
B) greatest Middle Kingdom Pharaoh. 
C) founder of the New Kingdom in Egypt. 
D) only king of the Mitannian empire known by name. 
E) great builder who restored Babylon to its former glory.

Question 7

Why was Hammurabi's code significant?

Accepted Answer

A) It established a common system of justice throughout the Babylonian empire. 
B) It established a set of statutes for lawyers to use when arguing cases. 
C) It established the death penalty for a wide variety of crimes and offenses. 
D) It replaced a long-standing set of universal laws that had grown irrelevant. 
E) It supported precepts established in the Bible. 
A) It established a common system of justice throughout the Babylonian empire. 
B) It established a set of statutes for lawyers to use when arguing cases. 
C) It established the death penalty for a wide variety of crimes and offenses. 
D) It replaced a long-standing set of universal laws that had grown irrelevant. 
E) It supported precepts established in the Bible.

Question 8

How were the Hebrew prophets like historians?

Accepted Answer

A) They used history to discuss the present and future. 
B) They used artifacts to interpret their people's history. 
C) They carefully and without bias recorded their people's history. 
D) They accurately predicted the future,showing that humans have no true freedom. 
E) They made political commentary on the events in their people's past and present. 
A) They used history to discuss the present and future. 
B) They used artifacts to interpret their people's history. 
C) They carefully and without bias recorded their people's history. 
D) They accurately predicted the future,showing that humans have no true freedom. 
E) They made political commentary on the events in their people's past and present.

Question 9

How did the ancient empires of the Middle East unify people?

Accepted Answer

A) through trade and diplomacy 
B) through peaceful conquests 
C) by converting all to one religion 
D) by educating all in one philosophy 
E) through fear and terrorism 
A) through trade and diplomacy 
B) through peaceful conquests 
C) by converting all to one religion 
D) by educating all in one philosophy 
E) through fear and terrorism

Question 10

What was the last native Egyptian dynasty?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What was the last native Egyptian dynasty?...

Question 11

Although the dating is uncertain,it is most likely that the events of the Hebrew Exodus from Egypt and settlement in Canaan took place during the

Accepted Answer

A) disruptive migrations of the Sea Peoples. 
B) rise of the Hittite empire. 
C) beginning of the Iron Age. 
D) Assyrian conquest of the Near East. 
E) Axial Age. 
A) disruptive migrations of the Sea Peoples. 
B) rise of the Hittite empire. 
C) beginning of the Iron Age. 
D) Assyrian conquest of the Near East. 
E) Axial Age.

Question 12

How did Egyptians respond to the Hyksos invasions?

Accepted Answer

A) New Kingdom pharaohs abandoned isolation and expanded outside Egypt. 
B) Egyptians meekly accepted the rule of their cultural superiors. 
C) Once the invaders had been defeated,Egypt retreated into isolation. 
D) Middle Kingdom pharaohs called on their Assyrian allies to help repel the invaders. 
E) The old religious and political system was abandoned by New Kingdom pharaohs. 
A) New Kingdom pharaohs abandoned isolation and expanded outside Egypt. 
B) Egyptians meekly accepted the rule of their cultural superiors. 
C) Once the invaders had been defeated,Egypt retreated into isolation. 
D) Middle Kingdom pharaohs called on their Assyrian allies to help repel the invaders. 
E) The old religious and political system was abandoned by New Kingdom pharaohs.

Question 13

Which two peoples ultimately overthrew the Assyrian empire?

Accepted Answer

the Chalda

Question 14

One of Egypt's greatest pharaohs,who built the impressive temple Deir el-Bahri,was a woman named

Accepted Answer

A) Hatshepsut. 
B) Thutmose. 
C) Senenmut. 
D) Cleopatra. 
E) Nefertiti. 
A) Hatshepsut. 
B) Thutmose. 
C) Senenmut. 
D) Cleopatra. 
E) Nefertiti.

Question 15

What does the Bible's reference to Abraham living in "Ur of the Chaldaeans" around 2000 B.C.E.suggest about the book of Genesis?

Accepted Answer

A) Genesis was not written until much later when the Chaldeans ruled Babylon. 
B) Historical accounts of Near Eastern history that contradict Genesis must be wrong. 
C) Archaeology is of little use in understanding the Bible. 
D) Nothing in the Bible can be trusted as history. 
E) Abraham must have been a real person,for he is accurately set in time and place. 
A) Genesis was not written until much later when the Chaldeans ruled Babylon. 
B) Historical accounts of Near Eastern history that contradict Genesis must be wrong. 
C) Archaeology is of little use in understanding the Bible. 
D) Nothing in the Bible can be trusted as history. 
E) Abraham must have been a real person,for he is accurately set in time and place.

Question 16

Which phrase best describes the Hebrew concept of divine power?

Accepted Answer

A) a single,transcendent creator 
B) a creative spirit living in all things 
C) multiple deities governing every aspect of life 
D) a human elevated to the status of a god 
E) divine power as part of the natural world 
A) a single,transcendent creator 
B) a creative spirit living in all things 
C) multiple deities governing every aspect of life 
D) a human elevated to the status of a god 
E) divine power as part of the natural world

Question 17

What did it signify when Tutankhaten changed his name to Tutankhamun?

Accepted Answer

A) The divisive Aten sect was dissolved and the king returned to the old gods. 
B) The Hebrew God replaced the old Egyptian gods. 
C) The pharaoh-worship of the Old Kingdom was abandoned. 
D) Women would no longer be allowed to rule Egypt. 
E) He issued an ethical code,giving equal rights to women and slaves. 
A) The divisive Aten sect was dissolved and the king returned to the old gods. 
B) The Hebrew God replaced the old Egyptian gods. 
C) The pharaoh-worship of the Old Kingdom was abandoned. 
D) Women would no longer be allowed to rule Egypt. 
E) He issued an ethical code,giving equal rights to women and slaves.

Question 18

When did the "Axial Age," the emergence of new religious and social ideas across world civilizations,take place?

Accepted Answer

A) the seventh and sixth centuries B.C.E. 
B) the second and first centuries B.C.E. 
C) at the birth of Jesus 
D) the first and second centuries C.E. 
E) the tenth and ninth centuries B.C.E. 
A) the seventh and sixth centuries B.C.E. 
B) the second and first centuries B.C.E. 
C) at the birth of Jesus 
D) the first and second centuries C.E. 
E) the tenth and ninth centuries B.C.E.

Question 19

Which of the following issues does NOT seem to have been covered by Hammurabi's code?

Accepted Answer

A) dietary laws 
B) property laws 
C) family laws 
D) marriage 
E) slavery 
A) dietary laws 
B) property laws 
C) family laws 
D) marriage 
E) slavery

Question 20

Which people sacked Babylon in 1595 b.c.e.and fought the Egyptians to a draw at Qadesh in 1286 B.C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A) Hittites 
B) Assyrians 
C) Midianites 
D) Persians 
E) Hyksos 
A) Hittites 
B) Assyrians 
C) Midianites 
D) Persians 
E) Hyksos

Exam 2: The Rise of Empires and the Beginning of the Iron Age

What groundbreaking document's purpose was to provide judges with examples of the kinds of decisions the ruler wished them to make?

Amenhotep IV attempted to safeguard the absolute authority of Egypt's king by introducing

Why did Assyria advance slowly before the thirteenth century B.C.E.?

Though the Indo-European mother tongue no longer exists,it probably originated

Which city did the pharaohs of the Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom prefer as their capital?

Sargon II was significant as the

Why was Hammurabi's code significant?

How were the Hebrew prophets like historians?

How did the ancient empires of the Middle East unify people?

What was the last native Egyptian dynasty?

Although the dating is uncertain,it is most likely that the events of the Hebrew Exodus from Egypt and settlement in Canaan took place during the

How did Egyptians respond to the Hyksos invasions?

Which two peoples ultimately overthrew the Assyrian empire?

One of Egypt's greatest pharaohs,who built the impressive temple Deir el-Bahri,was a woman named

What does the Bible's reference to Abraham living in "Ur of the Chaldaeans" around 2000 B.C.E.suggest about the book of Genesis?

Which phrase best describes the Hebrew concept of divine power?

What did it signify when Tutankhaten changed his name to Tutankhamun?

When did the "Axial Age," the emergence of new religious and social ideas across world civilizations,take place?

Which of the following issues does NOT seem to have been covered by Hammurabi's code?

Which people sacked Babylon in 1595 b.c.e.and fought the Egyptians to a draw at Qadesh in 1286 B.C.E.?

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