Question 1
According to the lecture, “Earliest Civilizations of the Near East,” which seafaring people,
mentioned in the Old and New Testaments, gave us the writing system based on sound, rather
than pictures?
Answer: Phoenicians
Question 2
According to “Empire Builders of the Near East,” who were considered a “deadly force of
ruthless attackers”?
Assyrians
Answer:
Question 3
According to “Empire Builders of the Near East,” which empire brought conflict to Egypt
and were the first to fashion iron weapons?
, Answer: Hittites
Question 4
According to “Earliest Civilizations of the Near East,” which of the following peoples
contributed the greatest legacy to Western civilization?
Hebrews
Answer:
Question 5
According to “Empire Builders of the Near East,” who was the greatest Chaldean ruler, who
sacked Jerusalem and took many Israelites into captivity?
Answer: Nebuchadnezzar
Question 6
According to “Empire Builders of the Near East,” which of the following is NOT one of the
legacies of the Persian Empire?
Answer: Universal Religion