Midterm Exam

Question 1

The Hykos

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were a Semitic-speaking people who infiltrated Egypt in the seventeenth century BC.

Question 2

Invasions in the twelfth century by which of the following people ended the Egyptian power in Canaan?

Answer 2

“Sea Peoples”

Question 3

The most famous of the megalithic constructions of Europe is

Answer 3

Stonehenge

Question 4

Originally the Osiris cult was reserved for

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the wealthy who could afford preservation of the body

Question 5

Akhenaten is best known for his unsuccessful attempt to lessen the power of the

Answer 5

priesthood

Question 6

Hieroglyphs were the sole form of writing in ancient Egypt. T/F

Answer 6

FALSE

Question 7

The Sumerian government

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came to view the kings as agents of their Gods

Question 8

Mesopotamia means the land “between the___”

Answer 8

rivers

Question 9

Sumerian kings derived their authority from

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the Gods

Question 10

In ancient civilizations, bronze would replace copper because

Answer 10

bronze was harder and more durable

Question 11

The word “theocracy” means “rule by the strongest” T/F

Answer 11

FALSE

Question 12

Punishments for crimes under the Code of Hammurabi

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were more severe for the lower class

Question 13

The first hominid to leave Africa and move to Europe and Asia was Homo Sapiens. T/F

Answer 13

FALSE

Question 14

In general, during the imperialistic New Kingdom, the Egyptian government changed by

Answer 14

a gradual lessening in the power of pharaohs over their neighbors.

Question 15

The “Epic of Gilgamesh” teaches that

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human life is difficult and immortality is only for the Gods

Question 16

Mesopotamian religion was

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one in which no one god reigned supreme and deities were closely related to cities.

Question 17

The term “civilization” refers to human societies which, among other features, __

Answer 17

to have an urban focus and a distinct religious structure

Question 18

The Hittites played an important role in the history of the Middle East because they

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transmitted Mesopotamian culture to the west, especially to the Mycenaean Greeks.

Question 19

All of the following are consequences of the Neolithic revolution EXCEPT

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the development of towns and villages dominated by women.

Question 20

One of the few female pharaohs was

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Hatshepsut

Question 21

The Hittites

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were an Indo-European speaking people

Question 22

The most prominent structure in a Sumerian city was a temple called a ziggurat. T/F

Answer 22

TRUE

Question 23

The word “Paleolithic” means “old stone”. T/F

Answer 23

TRUE

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT an Indo-European language

Answer 24

Babylonian

Question 25

The written script of the Sumerians is known as

Answer 25

cuneiform

Question 26

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Chaldean Empire

Answer 26

It was the longest-lasting of the great Near Eastern empires

Question 27

The Medes and Persians were both Semitic speakers. T/F

Answer 27

FALSE

Question 28

All of the following are correct about Byblos EXCEPT

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it was an Egyptian commercial center

Question 29

The decline of the Hittites and Egyptian around 1200 BC

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created a power vacuum which allowed several small states to emerge and temporarily flourish

Question 30

Which of the following statements concerning Zoroastrianism is false

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it did not include a last judgment among its beliefs

Question 31

Nebuchadnezzar II accomplished all of the following EXCEPT

Answer 31

the revision of the Persian law code

Question 32

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

Answer 32

TRUE

Question 33

Many scholars today

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

Question 34

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

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Israel and Judah

Question 35

The historian of "The Persian Wars" was Thucydides T?F

Answer 35

FALSE

Question 36

The founder of the Persian Empire, who defeated Babylon and freed the Jews from captivity in 539 B.C., was

Answer 36

Cyrus the Great

Question 37

The Persian king who undertook an invasion of the Greek mainland in the early fifth century B.C.E. was

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Darius

Question 38

The elite infantry of the Persian army were known as the

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immortals

Question 39

The Assyrian army was able to conquer and maintain the empire due to

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its ability to use diversified military tactics

Question 40

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

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Phoenicians

Question 41

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

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there was no room for personal relationship with him, as his word was law

Question 42

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

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Chaldeans