Chapter 3 MC: The Early Iron Age in Western Eurasia, 1000-300 B.C.E. Flashcards
Which was the first real empire in world history? A) Mesopotamia B) Egypt C) Assyria D) China
C) Assyria
Why did the Celtic peoples enter the historical record?
A) They became advanced enough to be considered a legitimate society
B) They came in contact with the literate peoples of the Mediterranean
C) They developed writing
D) They won the war against the Macedonians
B) They came in contact with the literate peoples of the Mediterranean
The Roman eliminated the Druids because they
A) would not convert to Roman Catholicism
B) would not reveal their mystical knowledge
C) performed bloody human sacrifices repugnant to Roman sensibilities
D) could have served as rallying point for Celtic opposition
D) could have served as rallying point for Celtic opposition
Which of the following is NOT a way in which Celtic women differed from their Middle Eastern or Greek and Roman counterparts?
A) Celtic women participated equally with men in warfare
B) Celtic women occasionally served as queens of their tribes
C) Celtic women had greater sexual freedom
D) Celtic women had the right to inherit the family estate
A) Celtic women participated equally with men in warfare
Why did the rulers of the Neo-Assyrian military follow the trade routes in their campaigns?
A) The caravans were an excellent source of booty
B) The roads were good
C) They could disguise themselves as traders
D) By controlling the trade routes, they blocked all entry into Assyria
A) The caravans were an excellent source of booty
the army wanted the trader’s goods more than blocking entry into Assyria
What made possible the Assyrians’ conquest of their empire?
A) Their tolerance for the desires of their subjects
B) Their military organization and technology
C) Their superior manufacturing and trade networks
D) Their religious system fir legitimating rule
B) Their military organization and technology
In Assyria, the term "human beings" referred to A) all people of the empire B) ethnic Assyrians only C) military and civil elites only D) all peoples of the world
A) all people of the empire
The text of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) best reflects the view of
A) the 5th century BCE priests who controlled the Temple of Jerusalem
B) the 12 apostes
C) the prophet Abraham
D) the medieval Christian monks who compiled both the Old and New Testaments from the Hebrew and Greek texts
A) the 5th century BCE priests who controlled the Temple of Jerusalem
Because of its lack of land, the Phoenician civilization concentrated on A) waging wars to acquire more land B) religious pursuits C) trade and manufacturing D) hiring themselves out as merchants
C) trade and manufacturing
The Phoenicians chose to gain a sea empire primarily through trade, not a vast empire through warfare
Who developed the first alphabetic system of writing? A) Phoenicians B) Greeks C) Canaanites D) Mesopotamians
A) Phoenicians
Which of the following was NOT one of the internal reasons for the fall of the Assyrian Empire?
A) The brutality of Assyrian rule, and the Assyrian tendency to exploit conquered peoples
B) The over-extension of Assyrian resources, mostly due to warfare
C) The changes in ethnic composition of the army, which diluted loyalty to the state
D) The failure of the Assyrian economy when Phoenicians discovered the secret of making glass
D) The failure of the Assyrian economy when Phoenicians discovered the secret of making glass
Which of the following was NOT one of the external reasons for the fall of the Assyrian Empire?
A) The kingdom of Israel waged a successful campaign against the Assyrians
B) A resurgent Babylonia extended its control into the Assyrian homeland
C) The kingdom of the Medes started expanding across the Iranian plateau
D) Attacks from outside caused widespread depopulation
A) The kingdom of Israel waged a successful campaign against the Assyrians
Textile production has generally been the preserve of women because
A) it was easy and undemanding
B) it was possible to care for children and spin or weave at the same time
C) men’s hands are too large and clumsy to work w/ textiles
D) women are more fashion conscious
B) it was possible to care for children and spin or weave at the same time
How many murex snails does it take to produce one gram of purple dye? A) 1 B) 30 C) 500 D) 9,000
D) 9,000
