Chapter 04 Quiz A with Explanations

. Egyptian expansion into Syria, Palestine, and Nubia occurred during the

New Kingdom.

Old Kingdom.

Middle Kingdom.

First Interregnum.

. As exemplified by Hatshepsut, women of New Kingdom Egypt had

very few inheritance rights in a patriarchal system.

the ability to serve as soldiers in the Egyptian army.

more influence and legal autonomy than women anywhere else in the ancient world.

the right to serve as the chief priests of temples at Thebes and Karnak.

. A large portion of the Egyptian population during the New Kingdom was engaged in

luxury good manufacture.

long-distance trade.

service to the state.

building pyramids.

. Egypt's primary interest in Nubia was

its ports on the Red Sea.

its access to the African interior.

its superior pottery industry.

its gold mines.

. After the Nubian conquest of Egypt around 730 B.C.E, how did the Nubian rulers administer their new territory?

They ruled through an extensive Nubian bureaucracy.

They adopted many aspects of Egyptian culture and ruled as the pharaohs had done.

They encouraged the spread of Nubian culture while keeping Egyptian political institutions.

They split Egypt into many provinces and rewarded their supporters with governorships.

. What was the standing of women in Meroe's social structure?

They lived in a strong patriarchal structure.

They had important roles in the merchant economy.

They had a status similar to Mesopotamian women.

They had political roles.

. What was a major factor motivating the Assyrians' expansion?

They sought greater wealth and resources.

They sought to control the major east-west trade routes.

They sought to protect themselves from Arabian nomads.

They sought to gain the intellectual wealth of India.

. What was a serious shortcoming in the political organization of the Assyrian state?

It had no central authority, but relied on a multitude of provincial governors.

The military was involved at all levels of political decision-making.

The king made all of the important political, military, and administrative decisions.

It relied too much on the governing abilities of its conquered people.

. How did the Assyrians rule over their conquered territories?

They used an extensive bureaucracy to control them directly.

They relied on indirect rule, but would, if necessary, annex territories.

The entire empire was directly ruled by the Assyrian king.

Their rule was similar to that of Egypt over Nubia.

. The work that tells a history of the interaction between Yahweh and the peoples of Judah and Israel is called

the Avesta.

the Iliad.

the Bible.

the Laws of Manu.

. What was the Assyrian attitude toward foreign cultures in their core zone?

They enforced assimilation among the peoples.

They encouraged people to keep their cultures.

They used deportation to keep the zone multicultural.

They were ambivalent toward foreign cultures.

. Which people began to establish an extensive Mediterranean trade network with colonies during the tenth century B.C.E.?

The Assyrians.

The Nubians.

The Hebrews.

The Phoenicians.

. What was a major cause of the fall of the Assyrian Empire?

The corrupt rule of Assurbanipal

The growth of Hebrew power

The failure of the tribute system

The invasion of the "Sea Peoples"

. Nebuchadnezzar II's sacking of Jerusalem in the sixth century B.C.E. began a period in Hebrew history called the

Time of Sorrows.

Egyptian enslavement.

Great Deportation.

Babylonian captivity

. The founder of the Persian Empire in the sixth century B.C.E. was

Cyrus the Achaemenid.

Assurbanipal.

Alexander the great.

Hammurabi.

. Zoroastrian theology emphasizes a strong sense of

dualism.

pessimism.

humanitarianism.

optimism.

. What impact did Aegean geography have on its people?

they lived in clans in mountainous regions.

They created the largest urban centers in the ancient world.

They relied significantly on irrigated agriculture.

They looked outward to meets their needs.

. Participation in the government of a polis was based upon

wealth.

citizenship.

heredity.

age.

. Rule by a small group of individuals is called

an oligarchy.

a tyranny.

a democracy.

a monarchy.

. The limits of Persian expansion were reached in the fifth century B.C.E. when the Persians failed to conqueror the

Egyptians.

Greeks.

Mycenaeans.

Phoenicians.

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