// question: 22776524 name: According to Hebrew tradition, the Hebrew people descended from which patriarch? ::According to Hebrew tradition, the Hebrew people descended from which patriarch?::[html]According to Hebrew tradition, the Hebrew people descended from which patriarch?{ ~Adam#Incorrect ~Noah#Incorrect =Abraham#Correct ~Moses#Incorrect ~David#Incorrect } // question: 22776654 name: According to the Hebrew Bible, Moses united the Israelites after their ... ::According to the Hebrew Bible, Moses united the Israelites after their ...::[html]According to the Hebrew Bible, Moses united the Israelites after their enslavement in{ ~Canaan.#Incorrect =Egypt.#Correct ~Akkad.#Incorrect ~Persia.#Incorrect ~Babylonia.#Incorrect } // question: 22776663 name: According to the Hebrews, which statement is true of God’s laws? ::According to the Hebrews, which statement is true of God’s laws?::[html]According to the Hebrews, which statement is true of God’s laws?{ ~They could be suspended in times of war or crisis.#Incorrect ~They only applied to men.#Incorrect ~They should be imposed all of the world’s peoples.#Incorrect ~They dealt only with religious matters.#Incorrect =They made no class distinctions.#Correct } // question: 22776707 name: According to Zoroastrianism, what is the name of the evil spirit? ::According to Zoroastrianism, what is the name of the evil spirit?::[html]According to Zoroastrianism, what is the name of the evil spirit?{ ~Avesta#Incorrect =Ahriman#Correct ~Ahuramazda#Incorrect ~Mithra#Incorrect ~Vishnu#Incorrect } // question: 22776657 name: After the death of Solomon, tensions between the northern and southern tribes... ::After the death of Solomon, tensions between the northern and southern tribes...::[html]After the death of Solomon, tensions between the northern and southern tribes led to the establishment of which two kingdoms?{ ~Palestine and Judea#Incorrect ~Canaan and Palestine#Incorrect ~Palestine and Judea#Incorrect ~Israel and Palestine#Incorrect =Israel and Judah#Correct } // question: 22776533 name: All of the following are true of the Hebrew conception of God EXCEPT ::All of the following are true of the Hebrew conception of God EXCEPT::[html]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.#Incorrect ~all peoples of the world were subject to him.#Incorrect ~that he would punish those not following his will.#Incorrect =there was no room for personal relationships with him, as his word was law.#Correct ~he was a just and good God.#Incorrect } // question: 22776520 name: Growing appreciation of astronomy among European peoples after 4000 B.C.E. is... ::Growing appreciation of astronomy among European peoples after 4000 B.C.E. is...::[html]Growing appreciation of astronomy among European peoples after 4000 B.C.E. is best seen in{ ~cuneiform star charts.#Incorrect ~wall paintings of galaxies.#Incorrect =megalithic observatories.#Correct ~epic poems about the cosmos.#Incorrect ~use of the astrolabe.#Incorrect } // question: 22776679 name: How was the Assyrian army able to conquer and maintain an empire? ::How was the Assyrian army able to conquer and maintain an empire?::[html]How was the Assyrian army able to conquer and maintain an empire?{ =Use of diversified military tactics#Correct ~Avoidance of siege warfare#Incorrect ~Lenient treatment of rebellious subjects#Incorrect ~Use of Assyria's naturally protected boundaries#Incorrect ~Reliance exclusively upon massive armies of infantry soldiers#Incorrect } // question: 22776577 name: In what way was Zoroastrianism similar to Judaism? ::In what way was Zoroastrianism similar to Judaism?::[html]In what way was Zoroastrianism similar to Judaism?{ ~Both religions were polytheistic.#Incorrect ~Both religions were aggressively evangelical.#Incorrect =Both religions were monotheistic.#Correct ~Both religions taught that God was indifferent to human suffering.#Incorrect ~Both religions taught that God was opposed by an evil spirit.#Incorrect } // question: 22776550 name: The Assyrian army was ::The Assyrian army was::[html]The Assyrian army was{ ~less powerful than that of the Hebrews.#Incorrect ~rarely sent beyond the borders of the Assyrian homeland.#Incorrect =extremely well organized.#Correct ~made up entirely of slaves.#Incorrect ~very small.#Incorrect } // question: 22776682 name: The Assyrians saw themselves as ::The Assyrians saw themselves as::[html]The Assyrians saw themselves as{ ~champions of democracy.#Incorrect =the guardians of Sumerian and Babylonian culture.#Correct ~heirs to the Hebrew cultural legacy.#Incorrect ~a non-Mesopotamian people.#Incorrect ~a peace-loving people.#Incorrect } // question: 22776549 name: The Assyrians were ruled by ::The Assyrians were ruled by::[html]The Assyrians were ruled by{ ~a coalition of nobles.#Incorrect ~local assemblies.#Incorrect ~a small number of elite priests.#Incorrect ~elected legislatures.#Incorrect =absolute monarchs.#Correct } // question: 22776667 name: The covenant ::The covenant::[html]The covenant{ ~acted as a contract between God and the tribes of Israel.#Incorrect ~identified the Hebrews as God’s chosen people.#Incorrect ~could only be fulfilled by the Hebrews’ obedience to the law of God.#Incorrect ~was formed during the period of the Exodus#Incorrect =All of these are correct.#Correct } // question: 22776711 name: The decline of the Hittites and Egyptians around 1200 B.C.E. ::The decline of the Hittites and Egyptians around 1200 B.C.E.::[html]The decline of the Hittites and Egyptians around 1200 B.C.E.{ ~brought an end to Near Eastern civilization.#Incorrect =created a power vacuum which allowed several small states to emerge and temporarily flourish.#Correct ~allowed the Persians under Cyrus the Great to immediately establish an empire.#Incorrect ~was caused by Assyrian conquest.#Incorrect ~was caused by the conquests of David and Solomon.#Incorrect } // question: 22776566 name: The founder of the Persian Empire, who defeated Babylon and freed the Jews ... ::The founder of the Persian Empire, who defeated Babylon and freed the Jews ...::[html]The founder of the Persian Empire, who defeated Babylon and freed the Jews from captivity in 539 B.C., was{ =Cyrus the Great.#Correct ~Artaxerxes.#Incorrect ~Cambyses.#Incorrect ~Nebuchadnezzar II.#Incorrect ~Solomon.#Incorrect } // question: 22776537 name: The Hebrew Bible ::The Hebrew Bible::[html]The Hebrew Bible{ ~differs fundamentally from the Torah and the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.#Incorrect =focuses on the basic theme of the necessity of the Hebrews to obey their God.#Correct ~related only the words of the prophets and tells us little about Hebrew daily life.#Incorrect ~tells little about the history of the Hebrews before the Babylonian Captivity.#Incorrect ~was written in Aramaic.#Incorrect } // question: 22776519 name: The Hittites played an important role in the history of the Middle East ... ::The Hittites played an important role in the history of the Middle East ...::[html]The Hittites played an important role in the history of the Middle East because they{ ~defeated the Egyptians, thus ending Egypt's New Kingdom.#Incorrect ~were conquered by the Assyrians, paving the way for the Assyrian Empire.#Incorrect ~invented the alphabet.#Incorrect ~drove the Sea Peoples back into the sea.#Incorrect =transmitted Mesopotamian culture to the west, especially to the Mycenaean Greeks.#Correct } // question: 22776648 name: The most famous of the megalithic constructions of Europe is ::The most famous of the megalithic constructions of Europe is::[html]The most famous of the megalithic constructions of Europe is{ ~Avebury.#Incorrect ~Woodhenge.#Incorrect =Stonehenge.#Correct ~Lascaux.#Incorrect ~Altimira.#Incorrect } // question: 22776575 name: The weakening of the Persian Empire was largely attributed to ::The weakening of the Persian Empire was largely attributed to::[html]The weakening of the Persian Empire was largely attributed to{ ~a corrupt system of satraps that was never closely monitored by the king.#Incorrect ~the constant erosion and diminishment of its standing army.#Incorrect =the kings' hoarding of wealth and over-taxation of their subjects.#Correct ~a lack of communication due to its vast size.#Incorrect ~earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.#Incorrect } // question: 22776532 name: To fulfill their obligations under the covenant, what did the Hebrews have to... ::To fulfill their obligations under the covenant, what did the Hebrews have to...::[html]To fulfill their obligations under the covenant, what did the Hebrews have to do?{ ~Convert their neighbors.#Incorrect ~Build a mighty empire.#Incorrect ~Worship multiple gods.#Incorrect =Obey the law of God.#Correct ~Reject all material things.#Incorrect } // question: 22776695 name: Under which leader did the Persian Empire reach its largest territorial ... ::Under which leader did the Persian Empire reach its largest territorial ...::[html]Under which leader did the Persian Empire reach its largest territorial boundaries?{ ~Cyrus#Incorrect =Darius#Correct ~Xerxes#Incorrect ~Cambyses#Incorrect ~Darius III#Incorrect } // question: 22776526 name: What did the Hebrews believe was the name of God? ::What did the Hebrews believe was the name of God?::[html]What did the Hebrews believe was the name of God?{ ~Moloch#Incorrect =Yahweh#Correct ~Baal#Incorrect ~Jesus#Incorrect ~Allah#Incorrect } // question: 22776681 name: What do historians mean when they describe Assyria as a “polyglot society”?... ::What do historians mean when they describe Assyria as a “polyglot society”?...::[html]What do historians mean when they describe Assyria as a “polyglot society”?{ =That Assyria was ethnically diverse and differences were regarded as unimportant#Correct ~That Assyrian society and culture were built around the idea of racial purity#Incorrect ~That Assyrian society was not hierarchical and had little economic inequality#Incorrect ~That Assyrians were hostile to ideas and customs they viewed as “foreign”#Incorrect ~That the Assyrians did not have a language of their own#Incorrect } // question: 22776572 name: What is a satrap? ::What is a satrap?::[html]What is a satrap?{ ~High priest#Incorrect =Protector of the kingdom#Correct ~Son of a king#Incorrect ~Faithful servant#Incorrect ~Godly man#Incorrect } // question: 22776534 name: What statement best describes the Hebrew religion? ::What statement best describes the Hebrew religion?::[html]What statement best describes the Hebrew religion?{ ~It was based on a belief in two gods, both named Yahweh.#Incorrect =It was an ethical religion centered on the law of God.#Correct ~It taught that there was a covenant between the Hebrews and Ahuramazda.#Incorrect ~It was dualistic under the guise of monotheism.#Incorrect ~It was an evangelical faith that sought the conversion of others.#Incorrect } // question: 22776671 name: What was an important Phoenician contribution to the ancient Near East? ::What was an important Phoenician contribution to the ancient Near East?::[html]What was an important Phoenician contribution to the ancient Near East?{ ~The founding of the city of Rome#Incorrect ~The development of a new form of pictographs#Incorrect ~The establishment of history’s largest empire#Incorrect =The development of a simplified alphabet and system of writing#Correct ~The discovery of bronze making#Incorrect } // question: 22776529 name: What was Solomon's most revered contribution to the Hebrew society? ::What was Solomon's most revered contribution to the Hebrew society?::[html]What was Solomon's most revered contribution to the Hebrew society?{ ~Centralizing royal power along the lines of Mesopotamian despotism#Incorrect ~Dividing the Hebrew tribes into two separate political kingdoms#Incorrect ~Decentralizing royal power, spreading among the 12 Hebrew tribes#Incorrect =Constructing of the Temple, the symbolic center of the Hebrew religion and society#Correct ~Receiving the Ten Commandments from God#Incorrect } // question: 22776579 name: What was the central, sacred text of Zoroastrianism? ::What was the central, sacred text of Zoroastrianism?::[html]What was the central, sacred text of Zoroastrianism?{ ~The Talmud#Incorrect ~The Vedas#Incorrect =The Zend Avesta#Correct ~The prayers of Ashur#Incorrect ~The Bhagavad Gita#Incorrect } // question: 22776574 name: What was the name applied to the elite infantry of the Persian army? ::What was the name applied to the elite infantry of the Persian army?::[html]What was the name applied to the elite infantry of the Persian army?{ =Immortals#Correct ~Marines#Incorrect ~Praetorian Guard#Incorrect ~Assassins#Incorrect ~Invisibles#Incorrect } // question: 22776558 name: What was the principal economic basis of Assyrian society? ::What was the principal economic basis of Assyrian society?::[html]What was the principal economic basis of Assyrian society?{ ~Heavily irrigation-based farming#Incorrect =Agriculture based on farming villages#Correct ~International trade#Incorrect ~Sea-based commerce#Incorrect ~Manufacturing of luxury items#Incorrect } // question: 22776583 name: Which Near Eastern empire was the most tolerant and efficient? ::Which Near Eastern empire was the most tolerant and efficient?::[html]Which Near Eastern empire was the most tolerant and efficient?{ ~Egyptian#Incorrect ~Assyrian#Incorrect ~Chaldean#Incorrect =Persian#Correct ~Babylonian#Incorrect } // question: 22776557 name: Which of the following statements BEST describes the Assyrian government? ::Which of the following statements BEST describes the Assyrian government?::[html]Which of the following statements BEST describes the Assyrian government?{ ~a limited monarchy, where the king's power was checked by an assembly#Incorrect ~a theocracy, where the priests of the temple had the real power#Incorrect ~an aristocracy, with the landed nobility possessing political power#Incorrect ~an oligarchy, with the aristocracy having the major say in government#Incorrect =the king's power was absolute; they were vicars of the Assyrian god Ashur#Correct } // question: 22776542 name: Which of these endeavors was the primary focus of the Phoenicians? ::Which of these endeavors was the primary focus of the Phoenicians?::[html]Which of these endeavors was the primary focus of the Phoenicians?{ ~Wheat farming#Incorrect =International trade#Correct ~Military conquest#Incorrect ~Mining#Incorrect ~Herding#Incorrect } // question: 22776585 name: Which one of the following is NOT considered part of the Judeo-Christian ... ::Which one of the following is NOT considered part of the Judeo-Christian ...::[html]Which one of the following is NOT considered part of the Judeo-Christian heritage in West Civilization?{ ~monotheism.#Incorrect ~law.#Incorrect ~morality.#Incorrect ~social justice.#Incorrect =revenge.#Correct } // question: 22776709 name: Which people ruled the largest empire? ::Which people ruled the largest empire?::[html]Which people ruled the largest empire?{ ~The Assyrians#Incorrect =The Persians#Correct ~The Hebrews#Incorrect ~The Hittites#Incorrect ~The Phoenicians#Incorrect } // question: 22776680 name: Which statement best describes the Assyrian use of terror tactics and ... ::Which statement best describes the Assyrian use of terror tactics and ...::[html]Which statement best describes the Assyrian use of terror tactics and atrocities?{ ~They were used universally on all captured prisoners.#Incorrect =They especially targeted inhabitants of the empire who rebelled against Assyrian rule.#Correct ~They were used to make up for an absence of an intelligence network.#Incorrect ~They prevented foreign cultures from mixing with the Assyrian population.#Incorrect ~They were quickly abandoned as unworkable.#Incorrect } // question: 22776698 name: Who was the Persian king who undertook an invasion of the Greek mainland in ... ::Who was the Persian king who undertook an invasion of the Greek mainland in ...::[html]Who was the Persian king who undertook an invasion of the Greek mainland in the early fifth century?{ ~Cyrus#Incorrect ~Cambyses#Incorrect ~Zoroaster#Incorrect =Darius#Correct ~Nebuchadnezzar#Incorrect } // question: 22776670 name: Who were the greatest international sea traders of the ancient Near East? ::Who were the greatest international sea traders of the ancient Near East?::[html]Who were the greatest international sea traders of the ancient Near East?{ ~Sea Peoples#Incorrect =Phoenicians#Correct ~Hittites#Incorrect ~Philistines#Incorrect ~Canaanites#Incorrect } // question: 22776705 name: With which of these statements would a Zoroastrian agree? ::With which of these statements would a Zoroastrian agree?::[html]With which of these statements would a Zoroastrian agree?{ =The universe is the site of a cosmic struggle between good and evil.#Correct ~All humans are damned for eternity.#Incorrect ~Good and evil are relative terms, not moral absolutes.#Incorrect ~God is an idea, not a real being.#Incorrect ~All religions are equally valid.#Incorrect }