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1
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The Hebrew prophets :

A

were considered by the Hebrews to be the voice of Yahweh.

2
Q

The Hebrew Bible :

A

focuses on the basis theme of the necessity of the Hebrews to obey their God.

3
Q

The central, sacred text of Zoroastrianism is the :

A

Zend Avesta

4
Q

True or False

The first five books of the Hebrew Bible are known as the Pentateuch.

A

True

5
Q

The words of the Hebrew prophets :

A
  • Promoted universalism by stating that all nations would one day worship the God of Israel
  • Proclaimed that Israel would rise again from the ashes of conquest
  • Advocated social justice by condemning the rich for mistreating the poor
  • Encouraged a seperation between Jews and non-Jews

For the test the answer is : All of the above

6
Q

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

A

Phoenicians

7
Q

True or False

The Persian “god” was Zoroaster, and the holy book of the religion was the Ahuramazda.

A

False

8
Q

Many scholars today :

A

doubt that the early books of the Hebrew Bible reflects the true history of the Israelites.

9
Q

Which of the following statements best describes the Assyrian government?

A

The king’s power was absolute; they were vicars of the Assyrian god Ashur

10
Q

Darius accomplished all of the following except :

  • Building a canal that linked the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea.
  • Conquering Egypt
  • Creating a Persian province in western India
  • Conquering Thrace
  • Built a new Persian cattapult at Persepolis
A

Conquering Egypt

11
Q

True or False

The Medes and the Persians were both Indo-European speakers.

A

True

12
Q

The weakening of the Persian Empire was largely attributed to :

A

The kings hoarding of wealth and over taxation of their subjects.

13
Q

Nebuchadnezzar II accomplished all of the following except :

  • The revision of the Persian law code
  • Rebuilding Babylon
  • Defeating the Assyrians
  • Building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
  • Destroyed Judan and carried the population into exile.
A

The revision of the Persian law code

14
Q

Which of the following statements is not true of the Chaldean empire?

  • Babylon was its great central city
  • It was the longest-lasting of the great Near Eastern empires
  • The Hanging Gardens were created in this time
  • The people of the empire welcomed its fall to the Persians
  • Nebuchadnezzar II was its most successful ruler
A

It was not the longest-lasting of the great Near Eastern empires.

15
Q

All of the following are correct about Byblos except :

  • It was an Egyptian commercial center
  • It was a Phoenician port city
  • It was a distribution center for Egyptian papyrus
  • The Greek word for book is derived from its name
  • It was located in ancient Palestine
A

It was not an Egyptian commercial center.

16
Q

Assyrian kings organized their empire more effectively by :

A

were middlemen in the international trade of the era.

17
Q

Solomon’s most revered contribution to the Hebrew society was to :

A

construct the Temple, the symbolic center of the Hebrew religion and society.

18
Q

The Phoenicians’ contributions to the ancient Near East included all but :

  • The founding of the colony of Carthage
  • A simplified alphabet and system of writing
  • The establishment of trading stations througout the Mediterranean
  • Their defeat and destruction of the Hebrew’s twelve tribes
  • Distributed Egyptian papyrus throughout the Mediterranean
A

Their defeat and destruction of the Hebrew’s twelve tribes.

19
Q

True or False

The historian of The Persian Wars was Herodotus.

A

True

20
Q

The Persian army :

A

was a professional army that depended on mercenaries.

21
Q

Hebrew monotheism had a spiritual legacy that included :

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Christianity and Islam.

For the test the answer is A & B

22
Q

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

  • He was the creator of but not an inherent part of nature
  • All peoples of the world were subject to him
  • That he would punish those not following his will
  • There was no room for personal relationships with him, as his word was law
  • He was a just and good God
A

There was no room for personal relationships with him, as his word was law.

23
Q

Assyrian society was well known for its :

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assimilation of other cultures and developments of a polyglot society.

24
Q

All of the following were Assyrian kings except for :

  • Sennacherib
  • Ashur
  • Ashurbanipal
  • Tiglath-Pileser
  • Shalmaneser III
A

Ashur was not an Assyrian king

25
Q

Which of the following was not a part of the Persian military?

  • calvary
  • infantry
  • Praetorian Guard
  • immortals
  • navy
A

The Praetorian Guard was not part of the Persian military.

26
Q

True or False

Nebuchaznezzar rebuilt the city of Nineveh, making it the Persian capital, and there he erected the Ishtar Gate, which opened on to the Triumphal Way.

A

False

27
Q

True or False

Like most other empires in the ancient world, the Assyrians refused to mix their conquered peoples with the native Assyrians and instead kept those who were conquered isolated and seperated from each other and from the Asysrian rulers.

A

False

28
Q

True or False

As in many other societies, most Hebrews believed that polygamy was the preferred form of marriage.

A

False

29
Q

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

  • The law
  • The revelation
  • The covenant
  • The prophets
  • Monotheism
A

The revelation

30
Q

The Assyrian army was able to conquer and maintain an empire due to its :

A

ability to use diversified military tactics.

31
Q

The Persian king who undertook an invasion of th Greek mainland in the early fifth century was :

A

Darius

32
Q

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

A

Chaldeans

33
Q

Which of the following statements concerning the Persian kings is false?

A

The king’s palace demonstrated the international flavor and wealth of the empire.

34
Q

Zoroastrianism :

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stressed the free will and power of humans to choose between good and evil.

35
Q

True or False

Cyrus the Great, the founder of the Persian Empire, was a member of the Achaemenid dynasty.

A

True