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Western Civilization-Ms. Tucky
Chapter 2 Quest Review
1.The tradition of the Hebrews states that they were descendants of the patriarch ________ who had
migrated from Mesopotamia to the land of Palestine.
2. Scholars agree that between ________ and ________ B.C., the Israelites emerged as a distinct group of
peoples who established a united kingdom known as Israel.
3. The Exodus in the Old Testament refers to
4. King David's chief contribution in Hebrew history was the
5. Solomon's most revered contribution to the Hebrew society was to
6. After the death of Solomon, tensions between the northern and southern tribes led to the establishment
of two kingdoms, the kingdom of ______ and the kingdom of _______ .
7. The destruction of Jerusalem in 586 B.C. and the Babylonian Captivity of the Hebrews occurred at the
hands of the
8. All of the following are true of the Hebrew conception of God except
9. The Hebrew religion
10. The Hebrew prophets
11. The Hebrew Bible
12. The words of the Hebrew prophets
13. Which of the following was not part of the Hebrew religious tradition?
14. The greatest international sea traders of the ancient Near East were the
15. The Phoenicians’ contributions to the ancient Near East included all but
16. Which of the following statements best describes the Assyrian government?
17. All of the following helped make Assyria an efficient military machine except for
18. Assyrian kings organized their empire more effectively by
19. At its height, the Assyrian Empire was ruled by
20. The Assyrian army was able to conquer and maintain an empire due to its
21. The Assyrians’ use of terror tactics and atrocities
22. Assyrian society was well known for its
23. Assyrian art was primarily concerned with
24. Cyrus the Great was perhaps best known for
25. The only region to escape Cyrus the Great's invasion was
26. The Persian Empire reached its largest territorial boundaries under
27. Cambyses' greatest achievement as king of the Persian Empire was
28. Darius accomplished all of the following except
29. The Persian king who undertook an invasion of the Greek mainland in the early fifth century was
30. The Persian Empire's system of satrapies allowed for
31. Which of the following statements concerning Zoroastrianism is false?
32. Zoroastrianism
33. The central, sacred text of Zoroastrianism is the
34. In Zoroastrianism, the evil spirit was known as
35. The most tolerant and efficient of the Near Eastern empires was the
36. Hebrew monotheism had a spiritual legacy that included