Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Avesta

Question 2

The Jewish faith was different than other religions in the area because it

Accepted Answer

A)  was a supernatural monotheism. 
B)  had prophets. 
C)  had a written book. 
D)  All of the options are correct. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  was a supernatural monotheism. 
B)  had prophets. 
C)  had a written book. 
D)  All of the options are correct. 
E)  None of the options are correct. A

Question 3

In 586 B.C.E.,____________________ captured Judea and destroyed the ____________________ built by King Solomon.

Accepted Answer

Nebuchadnezzar,Temple

Question 4

Describe and evaluate the effectiveness of the tactics and policies that made the Assyrians a "feared and hated people."

Accepted Answer

Answers would include the brut

Question 5

Which of the four civilizations made the greatest contribution to world history?

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Answers should include one civilization

Question 6

After their escape from Egypt,the Hebrews

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A)  settled in an under-populated area of coastal Palestine 
B)  defeated the Canaanites and established a kingdom with Saul as their first king. 
C)  defeated the Philistines first and then turned to the Canaanites, who proved much harder to conquer. 
D)  established a kingdom ruled by Solomon, then David, and finally Saul. 
E)  united with the Canaanites in order to defeat the more powerful Philistines. 
A)  settled in an under-populated area of coastal Palestine 
B)  defeated the Canaanites and established a kingdom with Saul as their first king. 
C)  defeated the Philistines first and then turned to the Canaanites, who proved much harder to conquer. 
D)  established a kingdom ruled by Solomon, then David, and finally Saul. 
E)  united with the Canaanites in order to defeat the more powerful Philistines.

Question 7

The ____________________ became the greatest maritime traders and colonizers of the ancient Near East.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ became the greatest maritime traders...

Question 8

Shortly after entering the Promised Land of Canaan,the Hebrews engaged in a series of wars with the

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A)  Assyrians. 
B)  Egyptians. 
C)  Philistines. 
D)  Babylonians. 
E)  Amorites. 
A)  Assyrians. 
B)  Egyptians. 
C)  Philistines. 
D)  Babylonians. 
E)  Amorites.

Question 9

Zarathustra was

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A)  Assyrian. 
B)  Persian. 
C)  Hebrew. 
D)  Philistine. 
E)  Phoenician. 
A)  Assyrian. 
B)  Persian. 
C)  Hebrew. 
D)  Philistine. 
E)  Phoenician.

Question 10

"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 11

Shortly after the death of King Solomon,

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A)  Jerusalem became the Jewish capital. 
B)  the Hebrew Kingdom split in two. 
C)  the Temple was totally destroyed. 
D)  Judges began to administer the Hebrew tribes. 
E)  the Babylonians captured all of the people of Israel. 
A)  Jerusalem became the Jewish capital. 
B)  the Hebrew Kingdom split in two. 
C)  the Temple was totally destroyed. 
D)  Judges began to administer the Hebrew tribes. 
E)  the Babylonians captured all of the people of Israel.

Question 12

The chief town in the Assyrian empire was

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A)  Jericho. 
B)  Jerusalem. 
C)  Nineveh. 
D)  Cairo. 
E)  Tyre. 
A)  Jericho. 
B)  Jerusalem. 
C)  Nineveh. 
D)  Cairo. 
E)  Tyre.

Question 13

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 14

The Persians migrated from the central Asian steppes to modern-day

Accepted Answer

A)  Iraq. 
B)  Jordan. 
C)  Egypt. 
D)  Iran. 
E)  Syria. 
A)  Iraq. 
B)  Jordan. 
C)  Egypt. 
D)  Iran. 
E)  Syria.

Question 15

Describe the relationship between the Jews and their God.What inferences about their society may be drawn from this relationship?

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Answers would include a discus

Question 16

After the Exodus from ____________________,Moses received a(n)____________________ for the Hebrew people from Yahweh.

Accepted Answer

The answer of After the Exodus from ____________________,Moses received a(n)____________________...

Question 17

____________________ received the Ten Commandments from God on ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ received the Ten Commandments from God...

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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 19

Compare and contrast the Assyrians,Phoenicians,Persians,and Hebrews.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include the warl

Question 20

The chief Assyrian deity was the fierce ____________________.

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 5: Warriors and Deities in the Near East

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

The Jewish faith was different than other religions in the area because it

In 586 B.C.E.,____________________ captured Judea and destroyed the ____________________ built by King Solomon.

Describe and evaluate the effectiveness of the tactics and policies that made the Assyrians a "feared and hated people."

Which of the four civilizations made the greatest contribution to world history?

After their escape from Egypt,the Hebrews

The ____________________ became the greatest maritime traders and colonizers of the ancient Near East.

Shortly after entering the Promised Land of Canaan,the Hebrews engaged in a series of wars with the

Zarathustra was

"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

Shortly after the death of King Solomon,

The chief town in the Assyrian empire was

The Covenant between Yahweh and the Hebrew people

The Persians migrated from the central Asian steppes to modern-day

Describe the relationship between the Jews and their God.What inferences about their society may be drawn from this relationship?

After the Exodus from ____________________,Moses received a(n)____________________ for the Hebrew people from Yahweh.

____________________ received the Ten Commandments from God on ____________________.

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

Compare and contrast the Assyrians,Phoenicians,Persians,and Hebrews.

The chief Assyrian deity was the fierce ____________________.

The Earliest Human Societies

Mesopotamia

Early Africa and Egypt

India's Beginnings

Ancient China to 221 BCE

The Agrarian Revolution in the Americas

The Greek Adventure

Greek Humanism, 800-100 BCE

Rome from City-State to Empire

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity in the West, 31 BCE-600 CE

Classical India

Imperial China in Its Golden Age

The Americas to the Fifteenth Century

Islam

Mature Islamic Society and the First Global Civilization

Africa from Axum, to 1400

The Mongols Unify Eurasia

Japan and Southeast Asia

The European Middle Ages

The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

A Larger World Opens

Religious Division and Political Consolidation in Europe

Asia in the Era of the Gunpowder Empires

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China from the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The French Revolution and the Empire of Napoleon

The Early Industrial Revolution

Advanced Industrial Society

Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America from Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Totalitarianism Refined: The Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

The Cold World War

Decolonization of the Non-Western World

The New Asia

Africa's Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

The Reemergence of the Muslim World

Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

A New Millennium

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