5 Written Questions

1. Iranian god who embodied good and truth, opposed by Ahirman
2. relatives of Hammurabi's Babylonians
3. leader of Hebrews; continued Saul's work and captured Jerusalem which he made the religious center of the realm
4. people of modern day Sudan; worshipped Egyptian gods and used Egyptian hieroglyphs; their king swept through the and reunited theentire Nile Valley
5. Greek name for Phoenicians

5 Matching Questions

1. Ahriman
2. Cyrus the Great
3. Phoenicians
4. Persepolis
5. Nineveh

1. a capital of Persia near modern day Schiras, Iran
2. b chief capital of Assyrians on the Tigris River
3. c hateful spirit who stood for evil and lies, opposed by Ahuramazda
4. d culture that inhabited the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea; called "Purple People" or Phoenicians because of the remarkable purple dye they produced from certain sea snails; exported goods across middle east
5. e king of Persians, had goals to win control of the west and thus of terminal ports of great trade routes that crossed Iran and Anatolia and to secure eastern Iran from the pressure of nomadic invaders

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. chest that contained the holiest of Hebrew religious articles
   1. Ark of the Covenant
   2. Corps of Engineers
   3. Amorites
   4. Cyrus the Great
2. Assyrian king who conquered Syria, Palestine, and the two Jewish kingdoms
   1. Persepolis
   2. Canaanites
   3. Tiglath-pileser III
   4. Sargon II
3. people in military who bridged rivers with pontoons or provided soldiers with inflatable skins for swimming
   1. Corps of Engineers
   2. Cyrus the Great
   3. Sea Peoples
   4. Purple People
4. area was a highway between western and eastern Asia; nomadic people migrated from Russia and Central Asia towards Iran where they met urban dwellers
   1. Zoroastrianism
   2. geographic boundaries of Persian Empire
   3. Corps of Engineers
   4. Geographic impact of Iran's history
5. leader of the hebrews that lead them out of Egypt away from slavery to Palestine, the "promised land"
   1. Croesus
   2. Amorites
   3. Moses
   4. Medes

5 True/False Questions

1. Iranians → most important Iranian people, one of the greatest empires of the ancient near east; depended on diplomacy to rule; allowed conquered people to practice native customs and religions

   True        False

2. 612 BCE → year the Assyrian Empire was destroyed

   True        False

3. Canaanites → semitic-speaking people; mingled with Hebrews

   True        False

4. Medes → Iranians who settled in Media in the north

   True        False

5. Carthage → territory governed by a satrap, a governor of a Persian province

   True        False