How Did the Hebrew View of History Differ from That

Multiple Choice

How did the Hebrew view of history differ from that of the Mesopotamians and the Egyptians?

A) The Hebrews kept careful records of their past, while the Egyptians and Mesopotamians did not.
B) Egyptians and Mesopotamians believed that God intervened in history, while the Hebrews did not.
C) While the Jews saw human history as a process leading to a goal, the Mesopotamians and Egyptians saw history as a repetition of events experienced by their ancestors.
D) The Mesopotamians and the Egyptians shared the same history as the Hebrews.
E) Egyptians and Mesopotamians had unique events that kept the past alive and vital, while the Hebrews did not have any.