Question 1

The Assyrians worked to preserve Sumerian and Babylonian culture.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Babylonian captivity of the Jews

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Question 3

What statement best describes the Hebrew religion?

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A)  It was based on a belief in two gods, both named Yahweh.
B)  It was an ethical religion centered on the law of God.
C)  It taught that there was a covenant between the Hebrews and Ahuramazda.
D)  It was dualistic under the guise of monotheism.
E)  It was an evangelical faith that sought the conversion of others.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

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

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Question 5

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

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Question 6

The Medes and the Persians were both Semitic speakers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Nebuchadnezzar II accomplished all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)  the revision of the Persian law code.
B)  rebuilding Babylon.
C)  defeating the Assyrians.
D)  building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
E)  destroying Judah and carrying the population into exile.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 8

Which statement about the Persian army is true?

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A)  By the time of Darius, the army had disintegrated.
B)  By the times of Darius, the army had seized control of the empire.
C)  By the time of Darius, the army had become professionalized.
D)  The army was less important than the navy.
E)  The army was made up entirely of foreign mercenaries.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Nebuchadnezzar II

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Question 10

What was an important Phoenician contribution to the ancient Near East?

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A)  The founding of the city of Rome
B)  The development of a new form of pictographs
C)  The establishment of history's largest empire
D)  The development of a simplified alphabet and system of writing
E)  The discovery of bronze makingF) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 11

What were the terms of the covenant between the Hebrews and Yahweh? How did this covenant shape Jewish life and culture?

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The terms of the covenant between the He...

Question 12

The policies of Darius tended to widen the gap between the king and his subjects.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The decline of the Hittites and Egyptians around 1200 B.C.E.

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A)  brought an end to Near Eastern civilization.
B)  created a power vacuum which allowed several small states to emerge and temporarily flourish.
C)  allowed the Persians under Cyrus the Great to immediately establish an empire.
D)  was caused by Assyrian conquest.
E)  was caused by the conquests of David and Solomon.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

The Greeks and the Romans, Indo-European speakers, derived their alphabet from the Semitic-speaking Phoenicians.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Moses was the original Hebrew patriarch.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to the Hebrews, which statement is true of God's laws?

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A)  They could be suspended in times of war or crisis.
B)  They only applied to men.
C)  They should be imposed all of the world's peoples.
D)  They dealt only with religious matters.
E)  They made no class distinctions.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 17

The Hanging Gardens were intended to resemble

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A)  the highest circle of Heaven.
B)  the mountains of Media.
C)  the palace of the gods.
D)  the Nile River valley.
E)  the Solar System.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

The covenant

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A)  acted as a contract between God and the tribes of Israel.
B)  identified the Hebrews as God's chosen people.
C)  could only be fulfilled by the Hebrews' obedience to the law of God.
D)  was formed during the period of the Exodus
E)  All of these are correct.F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which statement was true of Byblos, Tyre, and Sidon?

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A)  They were all Hebrew cities.
B)  They were all built by the Sea Peoples.
C)  They were all sea ports.
D)  They were all home to large Assyrian populations.
E)  They were all destroyed in 1500 B.C.E.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

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