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Key Points (name 3 things about your word)
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Which of the following empires was the first to emerge at the close of the Dark Age in the ancient Near East? a. Egyptian b. Neo-Babylonian c. Neo-Assyrian d. Neo-Sumerian
What is c. Neo-Assyrian
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Approximately when did the Greek Dark Age occur? a. 1200 to 1000 B.C.E. b. 1000 to 750 B.C.E. c. 1150 to 900 B.C.E. d. 750 to 500 B.C.E.
What is b.1000 to 750 B.C.E.
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How were political rights generally distributed in Greek city-states? a. Only those who served in the military had political rights. b. Political rights were reserved for the wealthy. c. Men and women had roughly equal political rights. d. Male citizens of Greek city-states enjoyed rough legal and political equality regardless of their wealth.
What is d. Male citizens of Greek city-states enjoyed rough legal and political equality regardless of their wealth.
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Spartan women were best known for a. their eagerness to fight in times of war. b. their high rates of fertility. c. their high degree of personal freedom. d. their involvement in politics and control of city government.
What is c. their high degree of personal freedom.
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Exodus
What is a. Exodus -1230-1250 B.C. – The Israelite population is united by Moses to leave Egypt. He used Religion by establishing a covenant with Yahweh. This covenant is known as the Ten Commandments. The Ten Commandments represent ethically right conduct. This Covenant (10 Commandments) with Yahweh signifies a shift to Henotheism, or the reorganization of other Gods, but the refusal to worship any other Gods but Yahweh.
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Neo-Assyrian kings demonstrated their skill, strength, and courage by a. hunting lions. b. taming elephants. c. dueling with captives taken in war. d. racing chariots.
What is a. hunting lions.
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What is one of the most startling indications of the severity of life in the Greek Dark Age? a. Cities appear to have become very overcrowded. b. Greeks immigrated in large numbers to northern Europe. c. Greeks lost their knowledge of writing. d. Architectural efforts were increasingly directed toward the building of massive temples to appease the gods.
What is c. Greeks lost their knowledge of writing.
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A core belief of Greek religion was that a. humans must honor the gods to thank them for blessings received and to receive more blessings in return. b. the gods were subject to eternal suffering for any wrongs they committed against one another. c. the gods loved humans and strove to protect them from calamities such as earthquakes and famine. d. the gods were prepared to punish even the most insignificant wrongdoing by a human.
What is a. humans must honor the gods to thank them for blessings received and to receive more blessings in return.
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Which of the following were Athenian democratic reformers? a. Draco and Cypselus b. Cypselus and Periander c. Solon and Cleisthenes d. Hippias and Anaximander
What is c. Solon and Cleisthenes
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Torah
What is The Torah functions as both a law code and a history. Literally meaning teaching, it was a code of conduct for worshiping God (YHWH). The 3 established principles were: People over property Protection of the oppressed or poor Respect for parents It is historically significant because it helped to lay the foundation of western law codes
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Who founded the Persian Empire? a. Darius I b. Cyrus c. Marduk d. Persepolis
What is b. Cyrus
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The loss of the trade in tin as a result of the period of violence led Greeks to do which of the following? a. Mine and smelt iron ore b. Go to war with their neighbors c. Forego, for a time, the art of metalworking d. Make more use of bronze
What is a. Mine and smelt iron ore
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What limited the number of slaves working in agriculture in Archaic Greece? a. There were laws limiting the number of slaves a person could own. b. The system of agriculture in Greece made owning large numbers of slaves impractical. c. Slaves were in short supply and therefore were too expensive for farmers to buy. d. The farming population was large enough to make slaves unnecessary.
What is b. The system of agriculture in Greece made owning large numbers of slaves impractical.
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What important reorganization of society did Solon undertake in Athens? a. He established a special place at the top of the social order for aristocratic families. b. He made the top-ranking social division dependent solely on wealth, not birth. c. He made poor citizens eligible for all offices. d. He eliminated all social distinctions and placed his own family members in the most prominent positions.
What is b. He made the top-ranking social division dependent solely on wealth, not birth.
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Messiah
What is “anointed by God for a special mission” He would suffer to free the people from their sins Jeremiah formulated this new covenant. Christians believe this Messiah is Jesus Christ Jews are still waiting for the Messiah Muslims believe Jesus was just another prophet.
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What was the basis of the Israelite kingdom’s wealth? a. Precious mineral deposits b. Agriculture c. International trade d. Raids for slaves and animals
What is c. International Trade
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How was a new social elite established in Greece after the Mycenaean collapse? a. Traditionally powerful families reasserted themselves. b. Competitive individual excellence produced a new social elite. c. The winners of poetic competitions acquired power and influence. d. Outside conquerors soon assumed power while becoming acculturated.
What is b. Competitive individual excellence produced a new social elite.
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What was the status of Greek women with regard to citizenship? a. Women could not be citizens. b. All women could be citizens with full political rights. c. Only free women could be citizens with full political rights. d. Free women could be citizens, but they could not vote or participate in politics.
What is d. Free women could be citizens, but they could not vote or participate in politics.
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Pythagoras, an Ionian philosopher living in the city-state of Croton, taught that a. people were subject to the whims of the gods. b. numerical relationships explained the world. c. arbitrary events needed to be faced with honor and dignity. d. astronomical observation would lead people closer to the gods.
What is b. numerical relationships explained the world.
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Solomon
What is During Solomon’s reign he built many things including the temple of Jerusalem. All of this building required high taxes on citizens that led the Hebrew economy to crash. After Solomon’s reign, Israel was divided into Israel and Judah. Solomon’s sons inherit Judah and Israel
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According to the Hebrew scripture, Yahweh revealed himself on Mount Sinai to a. Abraham. b. Moses. c. Isaac. d. Pharaoh.
What is b. Moses
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In Works and Days, how does Hesiod describe Zeus? a. As an angry and arbitrary father b. As a tender lover of human nature c. As the source of justice in human affairs d. As a very flawed and human figure
What is c. as the source of justice in human affairs
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Spartan society depended on the helots, who were a. specially trained soldiers who fought in close formation. b. women who kept the shrine to Apollo. c. Greek slaves taken captive in regions conquered by the Spartans. d. annually elected officials who made policy and enforced the laws.
What is c. Greek slaves taken captive in regions conquered by the Spartans.
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What are the three points under the Jewish legacy?
What is Diaspora Continuing influence – foundation for Christianity & Islam Answers the question of: The relationship between humanity and God;Father & Son.
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Diaspora
What is to spread out