Midterm Exam Flashcards
The Hykos
were a Semitic-speaking people who infiltrated Egypt in the seventeenth century BC.
Invasions in the twelfth century by which of the following people ended the Egyptian power in Canaan?
“Sea Peoples”
The most famous of the megalithic constructions of Europe is
Stonehenge
Originally the Osiris cult was reserved for
the wealthy who could afford preservation of the body
Akhenaten is best known for his unsuccessful attempt to lessen the power of the
priesthood
Hieroglyphs were the sole form of writing in ancient Egypt. T/F
FALSE
The Sumerian government
came to view the kings as agents of their Gods
Mesopotamia means the land “between the___”
rivers
Sumerian kings derived their authority from
the Gods
In ancient civilizations, bronze would replace copper because
bronze was harder and more durable
The word “theocracy” means “rule by the strongest” T/F
FALSE
Punishments for crimes under the Code of Hammurabi
were more severe for the lower class
The first hominid to leave Africa and move to Europe and Asia was Homo Sapiens. T/F
FALSE
In general, during the imperialistic New Kingdom, the Egyptian government changed by
a gradual lessening in the power of pharaohs over their neighbors.
The “Epic of Gilgamesh” teaches that
human life is difficult and immortality is only for the Gods
Mesopotamian religion was
one in which no one god reigned supreme and deities were closely related to cities.
The term “civilization” refers to human societies which, among other features, __
to have an urban focus and a distinct religious structure
The Hittites played an important role in the history of the Middle East because they
transmitted Mesopotamian culture to the west, especially to the Mycenaean Greeks.
All of the following are consequences of the Neolithic revolution EXCEPT
the development of towns and villages dominated by women.
One of the few female pharaohs was
Hatshepsut
The Hittites
were an Indo-European speaking people
The most prominent structure in a Sumerian city was a temple called a ziggurat. T/F
TRUE
The word “Paleolithic” means “old stone”. T/F
TRUE
Which of the following is NOT an Indo-European language
Babylonian
The written script of the Sumerians is known as
cuneiform
Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Chaldean Empire
It was the longest-lasting of the great Near Eastern empires
The Medes and Persians were both Semitic speakers. T/F
FALSE
All of the following are correct about Byblos EXCEPT
it was an Egyptian commercial center
The decline of the Hittites and Egyptian around 1200 BC
created a power vacuum which allowed several small states to emerge and temporarily flourish
Which of the following statements concerning Zoroastrianism is false
it did not include a last judgment among its beliefs
Nebuchadnezzar II accomplished all of the following EXCEPT
the revision of the Persian law code
The Greeks and the Romans, Indo-European speakers, derived their alphabet from the Semitic-speaking Phoenicians.
TRUE
Many scholars today
doubt that the early books of the Hebrew Bible reflects the true history of the Israelites
doubt that the early books of the Hebrew Bible reflects the true history of the Israelites
Israel and Judah
The historian of “The Persian Wars” was Thucydides T?F
FALSE
The founder of the Persian Empire, who defeated Babylon and freed the Jews from captivity in 539 B.C., was
Cyrus the Great
The Persian king who undertook an invasion of the Greek mainland in the early fifth century B.C.E. was
Darius
The elite infantry of the Persian army were known as the
immortals
The Assyrian army was able to conquer and maintain the empire due to
its ability to use diversified military tactics
The greatest international sea traders of the ancient New East were the
Phoenicians
All of the following are true of the Hebrew conception of God EXCEPT
there was no room for personal relationship with him, as his word was law
The destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C.E. and the Babylonian Captivity of the people of Judah occurred at the hands of the
Chaldeans
