Western CIV, Chapter 2 Exam Questions & Answers.
The late Bronze Age was a period of increasing regional warfare and decreasing regional trade. - CORRECT ANSWER False
The authors refer to Egyptian iconography with regard to both Hatshepsut and Akhenaten. What is Egyptian iconography? - CORR...
The late Bronze Age was a period of increasing regional warfare and decreasing regional trade. -
CORRECT ANSWER False
The authors refer to Egyptian iconography with regard to both Hatshepsut and Akhenaten. What is
Egyptian iconography? - CORRECT ANSWER visual images that were commonly used in Egyptian art
Which invaders took control of Lower Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period (1650 to 1550
B.C.E.)? - CORRECT ANSWER Hyksos
Which of these polities was a thalassocracy? - CORRECT ANSWER Minoan Crete
Homer's Iliad, which was once thought to be entirely fictional, is actually a poetic account of conflict in
Mycenaean Greece. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Judaism was born during the period of the Babylonian Captivity. - CORRECT ANSWER True
During the Iron Age, many Mediterranean societies began making tools and weapons out of iron,
instead of using bronze. - CORRECT ANSWER True
By comparison to their treatment of other conquered peoples, which statement best describes the Neo-
Assyrian conquest of the kingdom of Israel? - CORRECT ANSWER It was equally violent and destructive as
other conquests
Put these developments in Egyptian history in order from earliest to most recent. - CORRECT ANSWER 1.
The Hyksos took control of Lower Egypt, beginning the Second Intermediate Period.
2. Egyptians drove out the invaders and Ahmose founded the Eighteenth Dynasty.
3. Egypt gained control of Nubian gold mines and territory in the eastern Mediterranean.
, 4. Akhenaten advocated new religious ideas that challenged the power of the priests.
5. A new dynasty was founded by a military general.
Match each Bronze Age civilization to its identifying characteristic. - CORRECT ANSWER -These people
built a complex society based on maritime trade.
= Minoans
-These Indo-European conquerors built a kingdom in Anatolia and adopted the use of cuneiform to
record laws.
= Hittites
-These invaders claimed to be legitimate pharaohs in Egypt.
= Hyksos
-These invaders were known for their war chariots and their use of horse-mounted cavalry.
= Mitannians
Compare New Kingdom Egypt to earlier periods in Egyptian history. - CORRECT ANSWER One major
development of New Kingdom Egypt was its >imperial expansion<. In addition to conquest, Egyptian
leaders engaged in >diplomacy< with other regional powers. Internally, this gave rise to a class of
>warrior aristocrats< who acquired land and slaves in war. This success also increased the power of
>priests and temples<.
Migration brought new languages to many regions. Identify the languages that were part of the Indo-
European language family. - CORRECT ANSWER Correct:
-ancient Greek
-Celtic languages
-Old Persian
Incorrect:
-Hebrew
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