Which event most directly involved the Israelites' escape from Egypt?
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Responses
Babylonian captivity
Babylonian captivity
diaspora
diaspora
exodus
exodus
Rosh Hashanah
The correct answer is exodus.
What did Phoenician traders spread throughout the Mediterranean region? Select the two correct answers.
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Responses
alphabet with 22 characters
alphabet with 22 characters
cuneiform symbols
cuneiform symbols
hieroglyphic symbols
hieroglyphic symbols
monotheistic religious beliefs
monotheistic religious beliefs
standardized weights and measures
The correct answers are:
- alphabet with 22 characters
- standardized weights and measures
What is the Babylonian King Hammurabi most remembered for today?
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Responses
his code of law
his code of law
his great wealth
his great wealth
his military conquests
his military conquests
his public works projects
The correct answer is his code of law.
What innovations helped the Assyrian empire become a great military power? Select the two correct answers.
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Responses
creation of a large, powerful navy
creation of a large, powerful navy
development of bronze
development of bronze
development of iron
development of iron
use of archers
use of archers
use of cavalry and chariot forces
use of cavalry and chariot forces
The correct answers are:
- development of iron
- use of cavalry and chariot forces
Which statement(s) best describe the Persian empire? Select the two correct answers.
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Responses
It conquered most of what is now known as Western Europe.
It conquered most of what is now known as Western Europe.
It created a postal system that used horsemen as messengers.
It created a postal system that used horsemen as messengers.
It established a highly skilled professional army built around elite units.
It established a highly skilled professional army built around elite units.
It forced conquered peoples to adopt Persian customs and religious beliefs.
It forced conquered peoples to adopt Persian customs and religious beliefs.
It was the oldest and smallest of the ancient Mesopotamian empires.
The correct answers are:
- It created a postal system that used horsemen as messengers.
- It established a highly skilled professional army built around elite units.
Which statements best describe the beliefs of Zoroastrianism?
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Responses
Good and evil constantly struggle for control of the universe.
Good and evil constantly struggle for control of the universe.
Good and evil are human ideas that do not influence the universe.
Good and evil are human ideas that do not influence the universe.
Humans have no role to play in the struggle between good and evil.
Humans have no role to play in the struggle between good and evil.
The is just one supreme god, but he has an evil opposite.