AP World History Unit 2 Flashcards

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