Deck 3: The Flowering of Great Faiths and Philosophies

Question 1

Elijah

Answer 1

not answer

Question 2

Canaan

Answer 2

not answer

Question 3

David

Answer 3

not answer

Question 4

Tanakh

Question 5

Saul

Question 6

Gilboa

Question 7

Solomon

Question 8

Philistines

Question 9

Monotheism

Question 10

Jerusalem

Question 11

Syria-Palestine

Question 12

Judah

Question 13

Babylonian Captivity

Question 14

Tyre

Question 15

"Tin Islands"

Question 16

Ezekiel

Question 17

Phoenicians

Question 18

Israelites

Question 19

Israel

Question 20

Carthage

Question 21

The "First Temple" period ended with the

A)destruction of Jericho in 1200 B.C.E.
B)destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C.E.
C)migration of Moses to Egypt.
D)accession of King Solomon to the throne.
E)none of these choices

Question 22

Which of the following destinations was not reached by ancient Phoenician sailors?

A)north Africa
B)Spain
C)Britain
D)Cyprus
E)none of these choices

Question 23

According to Hebrew scriptures, the migration of Hebrews from Ur in Babylonia to Palestine was led by

A)Ezekiel.
B)Abraham.
C)Jacob.
D)Solomon.
E)none of these choices

Question 24

Monotheism is belief in

A)only one god.
B)one god supreme among others.
C)one divine god and goddess pair.
D)one god worshipped by only one ethnic group.
E)none of these choices

Question 25

Who were the Philistines and what role did they play in the history of ancient Palestine?

Question 26

The Phoenician alphabet

A)had no vowel signs.
B)had no consonant signs.
C)was derived from a Chinese ideograph system.
D)was adopted from the Greeks.
E)none of these choices

Question 27

Belief in this distinguishes Hebrew scriptures from the religions of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Greece:

A)many gods
B)a covenant with God
C)a powerful earth goddess
D)the brotherhood of all humankind
E)none of these choices

Question 28

The Hebrews made their greatest historical contribution in the field of

A)politics.
B)military conquest.
C)science and mathematics.
D)sculpture.
E)religion.

Question 29

King David established his royal capital at

A)Damascus.
B)Gaza.
C)Jerusalem.
D)Nineveh.
E)none of these choices

Question 30

After about 1200 B.C.E., Palestine was invaded by

A)Hittites.
B)Trojans.
C)Greeks.
D)Sumerians.
E)Philistines.

Question 31

Which of the following statements about Hebrew monotheism is false?

A)It is known to us from the most thorough body of literature produced in the ancient Near East.
B)It provided a comprehensive code of ethics.
C)Its Law embodied 613 commandments.
D)It had no influence from the religious beliefs of the Hebrews' Near Eastern neighbors.
E)none of these choices

Question 32

The best mariners of the ancient world were the

A)Minoans.
B)Phoenicians.
C)Jews.
D)Carthaginians.
E)Vikings.

Question 33

The Phoenicians were located to the ____ of the Kingdom of Judah.

A)north
B)south
C)east
D)west
E)The Phoenicians lived in the Kingdom of Judah

Question 34

The official books of Tanakh were assembled

A) before 1200 B.C.E.
B) between c. 1200 and 586 B.C.E.
C) between 612 and 336 B.C.E.
D) between 400 and c. 150 B.C.E.
E) between 150 and 25 B.C.E.

Question 35

The scattering of the people of Israel as the "ten lost tribes" occurred because of

A)Israel's absorption by the Assyrian Empire.
B)the Chaldean king Nebuchadnezzar's conquest in 597.
C)the deportation to Babylon.
D)the conquest by Alexander the Great.
E)none of these choices

Question 36

The united kingdom of Israel under King Solomon was about the size of

A)California.
B)Pennsylvania.
C)Michigan.
D)Texas.
E)New Jersey.

Question 37

Ancient Phoenicia was essentially coextensive with modern

A)Syria.
B)Lebanon.
C)Israel.
D)Jordan.
E)Egypt.

Question 38

Briefly characterize the achievements of kings Saul, David, and Solomon.

Question 39

Tanakh is known to Christians as the

A)Torah.
B)Old Testament.
C)New Testament.
D)Book of Genesis.
E)none of these choices

Question 40

The early Hebrew king who brought political harmony to the Israelite kingdom and ended the Philistine threat was

A)Saul.
B)David.
C)Solomon.
D)Cyrus.
E)Darius.

Question 41

Identification
Aesop

Question 42

Identification
Attica

Question 43

Identification
Delian League

Question 44

Identification
Cleisthenes

Question 45

Identification
Cleon

Question 46

Identification
Aeschylus

Question 47

Identification
Aspasia

Question 48

Identification
Draco

Question 49

Identification
Alcibiades

Question 50

Identification
Achilles

Question 51

Identification
Democritus

Question 52

Identification
Academy

Question 53

Identification
archons

Question 54

Identification
Delphi

Question 55

Identification
Aristophanes

Question 56

Identification
Aristotle

Question 57

Describe the Phoenician alphabet and the significance of its adoption in the Mediterranean region.

Question 58

Identification
City Dionysia

Question 59

Discuss briefly the importance of the notion of "covenant" in the ancient Hebrew world view.

Question 60

Identification
Agamemnon

Question 61

Identification
Gorgias

Question 62

Identification
Marathon

Question 63

Identification
Homer

Question 64

Identification
Hesiod

Question 65

Identification
Peiraeus

Question 66

Identification
Parthenon

Question 67

Identification
Leonidas

Question 68

Identification
Peloponnesian War

Question 69

Identification
Euripides

Question 70

Identification
ostracism

Question 71

Identification
Lysistrata

Question 72

Identification
Herodotus

Question 73

Identification
helots

Question 74

Identification
Hellespont

Question 75

Identification
Oedipus

Question 76

Identification
metics

Question 77

Identification
Laurium

Question 78

Identification
Hippolytus

Question 79

Identification
Messenia

Question 80

Identification
hoplite