Chapter Questions
What Near Eastern empire was centered in Anatolia?a. Old Babylonian Empireb. Neo-Babylonian Empirec. Hittite Empired. Neo-Assyrian Empire
What was the purpose of the Neo-Assyrian practice now called "calculated frightfulness"?a. to settle depopulated landsb. to demonstrate the cost of rebellionc. to appease the godsd. to acquire tin
What were the four primary social classes in Neo-Assyrian society?a. nobles, professionals, peasants, the enslavedb. nobles, farmers, bankers, peasantsc. kings, scribes, landowners, the enslavedd. kings, farmers, priests, the enslaved
What did the gift-giving ceremonies carried out between empires by their ambassadors demonstrate?a. good willb. hostile intentionsc. military mightd. divine support
What method did ancient city-states and empires use to acquire territory through peaceful means?a. tributeb. intermarriagec. espionaged. war
Where did the Hyksos people come from?a. Canaanb. Nubiac. Assyriad. Babylonia
What Egyptian pharaoh completed the task of driving the Hyksos from the Nile delta?a. Seqenenre Tao IIb. Kamosec. Hatshepsutd. Ahmose
To what now-mysterious place did Queen Hatshepsut send an expedition to gather exotic plants, animals, precious metals, and spices?a. Puntb. Anatoliac. Libyad. Canaan
Whom did Akhenaten want the people of Egypt to worship exclusively?a. Atonb. $\operatorname{Re}$c. Amund. the pharaoh
What Persian king conquered the Neo-Babylonians?a. Cyrus IIb. Cambyses IIc. Darius Id. Bardiya
According to Zoroastrianism, what happens to people when they die?a. They go to heaven.b. They sleep until final judgment.c. They become gods.d. They are reborn as animals.
After Darius I's reorganization, who controlled the individual governing regions of the empire?a. priestsb. Judeansc. generalsd. satraps
What happened to the Judeans when they were attacked by the Neo-Babylonians in the early sixth centuryBCE?a. They were deported to Babylon.b. They fled to Egypt.c. They became Phoenicians.d. They became allies of Persia.
According to the Hebrew Bible, where did Abraham originally come from?a. Canaanb. Egyptc. Mesopotamiad. Anatolia
Which of the following is consistent with the laws God gave to Moses?a. eating porkb. eating shrimpc. worshipping only Yahwehd. worshipping only Ahura Mazda