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| 221865468 | Which is NOT an advantage offered by iron? | It can be heated at lower temperatures. | 0 | |
| 221865469 | Which was the first real empire in world history? | Assyria | 1 | |
| 221865470 | Why did the rulers of the Neo-Assyrian military follow the trade routes in their campaigns? | The caravans were an excellent source of booty. | 2 | |
| 221865471 | What made possible the Assyrians' conquest of their empire? | Their military organization and technology | 3 | |
| 221865472 | In Assyria, the term HUMAN BEINGS referred to | all people of the empire | 4 | |
| 221865473 | The text of the Hebrew Bible (old Testament) best reflects the view of | the fifth century BCE preiests who controlled the Temple of Jerusalem. | 5 | |
| 221865474 | Because of its lack of land, the Phoenician civilization concentrated on | trade and manufacturing. | 6 | |
| 221865475 | Who developed the first alphabetic system of writing? | Phoenicians | 7 | |
| 221865476 | Why do historians know more about Carthage than they know about the Phoenician homeland? | Roman and Greek records tell more about Carthage than other Phoenician city-states. | 8 | |
| 222117505 | Which of the following was NOT one of the internal reasons for the fall of the Assyrian Empire? | The failure of the Assyrian economy when the Phoenicians discovered the secret of making glass | 9 | |
| 222117506 | which of the following was NOT one of the external reasons for the fall of the Assyrian Empire? | The kingdom of Israel waged a successful campaign against the Assyrians. | 10 | |
| 222117507 | Textile production has generally been the preserve of women because | it was possible to care for children and spin or weave at the same time. | 11 | |
| 222117508 | How many murex snails does it take to produce one gram of purple dye? | nine thousand | 12 | |
| 222117509 | How did Egyptian officials respond to Hatsheput's rule? | Some were opposed to the concept of having a woman as a ruler | 13 | |
| 222117510 | What was Akhenaten's motivation in modifying the Egyptian religion to emphasize the primacy of aten (the sun)? | he was attempting to reassert the superiority of the pharaoh and to renew belief in his own divinity. | 14 | |
| 222117511 | Ramesses II, the greatest monarch of the Ramessides dynasty is an important figure in archaeological records because | he undertook monumental building projects | 15 | |
| 222117512 | What was the source of the rivalry between Egypt and the Hittite Kingdom? | Control of the trade routes in Syria-Palestine, the region lying between them | 16 | |
| 222117513 | Which of the following did NOT encourage the inhabitants of the Aegean islands to commence seafaring? | Frequent flooding of their farmlands | 17 | |
| 222117514 | Cultural uniformity among early Greeks is best explained by | extensive contacts and commerce among the various Greek kingdoms | 18 | |
| 222117515 | The plot of the Iliad revolves around | the difficulties Agamemmon has in asserting control over other Greek leaders. | 19 | |
| 222117516 | The annihilation of the major trading partners and the disruption of trade routes | helped bring about the end of Mycenaen civilization, thus illustrating the degree to which the major centers of the Late Bronze Age were interdependent. | 20 | |
| 222117517 | The ______ capital of Ashur was the leading urban center on the norther Trigis. | Assyrian | 21 | |
| 222117518 | Around 1640 bce Egypt came under control of the ________ | Hyksos | 22 | |
| 222117519 | In 1323 bce _________ established a new Egyptian dynasty. | Ramesses II | 23 |
