Deck 2: the Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

Question 1

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Moses

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Question 2

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Canaan

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Question 3

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David

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Question 4

Examine and describe the relationship in Assyrian society between religion and empire.

Question 5

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the Exodus

Question 6

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Solomon

Question 7

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Hebrew Bible

Question 8

Discuss the political and cultural achievements of Cyrus and Darius.

Question 9

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Yahweh

Question 10

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monotheism

Question 11

How did the Hebrew state and religion differ from earlier Near Eastern states and religions? How were they the same?

Question 12

What part did the Hebrew Bible, Hebrew law, and the prophets play in the development of Hebrew religion and society?

Question 13

What were the major turning points in Hebrew history, and why?

Question 14

Compare and contrast the administrative structure and attitudes toward subject peoples of the Assyrian and Persian empires.

Question 15

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Saul

Question 16

Discuss the role of the husband/father, wife/mother, and the sons and daughters in the Hebrew family.

Question 17

What influence, if any, might Zoroastrianism have on later Judaism and Christianity?

Question 18

Identify Zoroaster. How were his teachings unique? Relate his beliefs to the development of Persian religion.

Question 19

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Hebrews

Question 20

To what extent did other Near Eastern peoples and societies influence Hebrew culture?

Question 21

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Ashur

Question 22

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Byblos, Tyre, and Sidon

Question 23

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the Pentateuch

Question 24

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the Divided Kingdom

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Jerusalem

Question 26

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the Assyrians and the kingdom of Israel

Question 27

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prophets

Question 28

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Nimrud and Nineveh

Question 29

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Phoenician alphabet

Question 30

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Ashurbanipal and Sennacherib

Question 31

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Neo-Babylonian Empire

Question 32

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Assyrians

Question 33

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the covenant

Question 34

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the Temple

Question 35

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Torah

Question 36

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Chaldeans and Medes

Question 37

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Babylonian captivity of the Jews

Question 38

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Nebuchadnezzar II

Question 39

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Tiglath-Pileser I

Question 40

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Phoenicians

Question 41

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Magi

Question 42

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Ahuramazda

Question 43

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Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Question 44

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Persians

Question 45

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Ahriman

Question 46

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Susa and Persepolis

Question 47

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the Zend Avesta

Question 48

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the "king's eye"

Question 49

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Ishtar Gate

Question 50

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Herodotus

Question 51

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Darius

Question 52

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Cyrus the Great

Question 53

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satrapy

Question 54

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the Royal Road

Question 55

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patriarchal

Question 56

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Achaemenid dynasty

Question 57

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ethical dualism

Question 58

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Mithra

Question 59

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Cambyses II

Question 60

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Zoroaster

Question 61

After the death of Solomon, tensions between the northern and southern tribes led to the establishment of two kingdoms, the kingdom of ____ and the kingdom of ____.

A) Palestine and Judea
B) Canaan and Palestine
C) Palestine and Judea.
D) Israel and Palestine
E) Israel and Judah

Question 62

All of the following are true of the Hebrew conception of God except

A) he was the creator of but not an inherent part of nature.
B) all peoples of the world were subject to him.
C) that he would punish those not following his will.
D) there was no room for personal relationships with him, as his word was law.
E) he was a just and good God.

Question 63

Many scholars today

A) believe the Hebrew Bible is a completely accurate historical record.
B) contend that the Hebrew Bible was originally written down in the fifth century A.D.
C) doubt that the early books of the Hebrew Bible reflects the true history of the Israelites.
D) argue that the Hebrew Bible was first written in Greek.
E) claim that none of the Hebrew Bible was written before the era of the Roman Empire.

Question 64

The words of the Hebrew prophets

A) promoted universalism by stating that all nations would one day worship the God of Israel.
B) proclaimed that Israel would rise again from the ashes of conquest.
C) advocated social justice by condemning the rich for mistreating the poor.
D) encouraged a separation between Jews and non-Jews
E) all of the above

Question 65

The tradition of the Hebrews states that they were descendants of the patriarch ____ who had migrated from Mesopotamia to the land of Palestine.

A) Adam
B) Noah.
C) Abraham.
D) Moses.
E) David.

Question 66

The greatest international sea traders of the ancient Near East were the

A) Sea Peoples.
B) Phoenicians.
C) Carthaginians.
D) Philistines.
E) Canaanites

Question 67

The Phoenicians' contributions to the ancient Near East included all but

A) the founding of the colony of Carthage.
B) a simplified alphabet and system of writing.
C) the establishment of trading stations throughout the Mediterranean.
D) their defeat and destruction of the Hebrew's twelve tribes.
E) distribution of Egyptian papyrus throughout the Mediterranean.

Question 68

The Hebrew prophets

A) were considered by the Hebrews to be the voice of Yahweh.
B) often served as judges in the Hebrew courts.
C) attempted to foretell the future for the Hebrew military leaders.
D) were caretakers of the Ark of the Covenant.
E) were members of the elite upper class.

Question 69

The destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. and the Babylonian Captivity of the Hebrews occurred at the hands of the

A) Chaldeans.
B) Assyrians.
C) Philistines.
D) Persians.
E) Sea Peoples.

Question 70

The Hebrew religion

A) believed in two gods, both named Yahweh.
B) was an ethical religion centered around the law of God.
C) taught there was covenant between the Hebrews and Ahurmazda.
D) was dualistic under the guise of monotheism.
E) all the above

Question 71

The Assyrians are important in history for their innovations in

A) empire building.
B) urban architecture.
C) trade and commerce.
D) fine art and literature.
E) religion.

Question 72

The founder of the Kingdom of Israel (1000-970 B.C.) was the military hero

A) Ezra
B) Joshua
C) Solomon
D) David
E) Saul

Question 73

The Hebrew Bible

A) differs fundamentally from the Torah and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.
B) focuses on the basic theme of the necessity of the Hebrews to obey their God.
C) related only the words of the prophets and tells us little about Hebrew daily life.
D) tells little about the history of the Hebrews before the Babylonian Captivity.
E) was written in Aramaic.

Question 74

Solomon's most revered contribution to the Hebrew society was to

A) centralize royal power along the lines of Mesopotamian despotism.
B) divide the Hebrew tribes into two separate political kingdoms.
C) decentralize royal power and spread it among the 12 Hebrew tribes.
D) construct the Temple, the symbolic center of the Hebrew religion and society.
E) receive the Ten Commandments from God.

Question 75

All of the following were Assyrian kings except for

A) Sennacherib.
B) Ashur.
C) Ashurbanipal.
D) Tiglath-Pileser.
E) Shalmaneser III.

Question 76

Which of the following was not part of the Hebrew religious tradition?

A) the law
B) the revelation
C) the covenant
D) the prophets
E) monotheism

Question 77

Which of the following statements best describes the Assyrian government?

A) a limited monarchy, where the king's power was checked by an assembly
B) a theocracy, where the priests of the temple had the real power
C) an aristocracy, with the landed nobility possessing political power
D) an oligarchy, with the aristocracy having the major say in government
E) the king's power was absolute; they were vicars of the Assyrian god Ashur

Question 78

Moses united the Israelites after the Egyptian bondage by putting them under the protection of a new national god named

A) Moloch
B) Yahweh
C) Baal
D) Jesus
E) Allah

Question 79

Scholars agree that between ____ and ____ B.C., the Israelites emerged as a distinct group of peoples who established a united kingdom known as Israel.

A) 3000 and 2500
B) 2500 and 2000
C) 1800 and 1500
D) 1200 and 1000
E) 600 and 400

Question 80

All of the following are correct about Byblos except:

A) It was an Egyptian commercial center.
B) It was a Phoenician port city.
C) It was a distribution center for Egyptian papyrus.
D) The Greek word for book is derived from its name.
E) It was located in ancient Palestine.