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Question
The Hebrews worshipped ___________ as their only god.
a) Solomon
b) Yahweh
c) Zoroaster
d) Yallah
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Answer
The Hebrews worshipped ___________ as their only god.
a) Solomon
b) Yahweh (correct)
c) Zoroaster
d) Yallah
Hint: See page 42.
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Question
The Greeks gave the Phoenicians their name, which meant the
a) “Purple People.”
b) “People by the Sea.”
c) “New People.”
d) “Seafarers.”
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Answer
The Greeks gave the Phoenicians their name, which meant the
a) “Purple People.” (correct)
b) “People by the Sea.”
c) “New People.”
d) “Seafarers.”
Hint: See page 38.
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Question
The Persian Empire was based in an area that is the modern-day country of
a) Egypt.
b) Israel.
c) Iraq.
d) Iran.
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Answer
The Persian Empire was based in an area that is in the modern-day country of
a) Egypt.
b) Israel.
c) Iraq.
d) Iran. (correct)
Hint: See page 47.
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Question
Which of the following kings captured Jerusalem and made it the religious and political center of his realm?
a) Solomon
b) Saul
c) David of Bethlehem
d) Baal
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Answer
Which of the following kings captured Jerusalem and made it the religious and political center of his realm?
a) Solomon
b) Saul
c) David of Bethlehem (correct)
d) Baal
Hint: See page 41.
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Question
The Phoenicians’ most important city was
a) Jerusalem.
b) Palestine.
c) Carthage.
d) Tyre.
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Answer
The Phoenicians’ most important city was
a) Jerusalem.
b) Palestine.
c) Carthage. (correct)
d) Tyre.
Hint: See page 38.
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Question
Which of the following cities was known as “the City of the Persians”?
a) Carthage
b) Pernicia
c) Persepolis
d) Ephesos
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Answer
Which of the following cities was known as “the City of the Persians”?
a) Carthage
b) Pernicia
c) Persepolis (correct)
d) Ephesos
Hint: See page 50.
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Question
After the Sea Peoples raided Egypt, a branch of them, known in the Bible as ________, settled along the coast of Palestine.
a) Assyrians
b) Nubians
c) Phoenicians
d) Philistines
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Answer
After the Sea Peoples raided Egypt, a branch of them, known in the Bible as ________, settled along the coast of Palestine.
a) Assyrians
b) Nubians
c) Phoenicians
d) Philistines (correct)
Hint: See page 35.
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Question
The ________ is referred to as the Mosaic Law.
a) Torah
b) Bible
c) Talmud
d) Ten Commandments
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Answer
The ________ is referred to as the Mosaic Law.
a) Torah (correct)
b) Bible
c) Talmud
d) Ten Commandments
Hint: See page 42.
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Question
Much knowledge about the Assyrians was revealed with the modern excavations of
a) Jerusalem.
b) Babylon.
c) Alexandria.
d) Nineveh.
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Answer
Much knowledge about the Assyrians was revealed with the modern excavations of
a) Jerusalem.
b) Babylon.
c) Alexandria.
d) Nineveh. (correct)
Hint: See page 47.
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Question
Zoroastrianism was adapted by
a) Cyrus the Great.
b) the Egyptians.
c) Darius.
d) the early Hebrews.