| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What Near Eastern empire was centered in Anatolia? | Hittite Empire Old Babylonian Empire Neo-Babylonian Empire Neo-Assyrian Empire |
| What was the purpose of the Neo-Assyrian practice now called “calculated frightfulness”? | to demonstrate the cost of rebellion to settle depopulated lands to appease the gods to acquire tin |
| What were the four primary social classes in Neo-Assyrian society? | nobles, professionals, peasants, the enslaved nobles, farmers, bankers, peasants kings, scribes, landowners, the enslaved kings, farmers, priests, the enslaved |
| What did the gift-giving ceremonies carried out between empires by their ambassadors demonstrate? | good will hostile intentions military might divine support |
| What method did ancient city-states and empires use to acquire territory through peaceful means? | tribute intermarriage espionage war |
| Where did the Hyksos people come from? | Canaan Nubia Assyria Babylonia |
| What Egyptian pharaoh completed the task of driving the Hyksos from the Nile delta? | Ahmose Seqenenre Tao II Kamose Hatshepsut |
| To what now-mysterious place did Queen Hatshepsut send an expedition to gather exotic plants, animals, precious metals, and spices? | Punt Anatolia Libya Canaan |
| Whom did Akhenaten want the people of Egypt to worship exclusively? | Aton Re Amun the pharaoh |
| What Persian king conquered the Neo-Babylonians? | Cyrus II Cambyses II Darius I Bardiya |
| According to Zoroastrianism, what happens to people when they die? | They sleep until final judgment. They go to heaven. They become gods. They are reborn as animals. |
| After Darius I’s reorganization, who controlled the individual governing regions of the empire? | satraps priests Judeans generals |
| What happened to the Judeans when they were attacked by the Neo-Babylonians in the early sixth century BCE? | They were deported to Babylon. They fled to Egypt. They became Phoenicians. They became allies of Persia. |
| According to the Hebrew Bible, where did Abraham originally come from? | Mesopotamia Canaan Egypt Anatolia |
| Which of the following is consistent with the laws God gave to Moses? | worshipping only Yahweh eating pork eating shrimp worshipping only Ahura Mazda |
The content of this course has been taken from the free World History, Volume 1: to 1500 textbook by Openstax
