The Phoenicians, Babylonians & Hebrews (1)
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1
Which of the following BEST describes the Babylonians?:
they lived along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean.
they were warlike people who destroyed Sumerian civilization.
under the Babylonians, city-states had much self-rule.
they preserved many achievements of the Sumerians.
2
Hammurabi's Code provided for different penalties according to?:
social class.
age.
motive.
the whim of the judge.
3
The Phoenicians established new business practices, including?:
hiring specially trained scribes to interpret their difficult alphabet.
using bills of sale and contracts.
harvesting timber from the cedar forests.
using caravans to cross the Fertile Crescent.
4
Carthage grew into the wealthiest city in the western Mediterranean because of?:
iron-working technology.
rich agriculture.
a network of sea-borne trade.
all of these choices are correct.
5
The most important source for our knowledge of Hebrew society has been?:
personal letters and diaries.
governmental records.
cuneiform seals.
the Bible.
6
The Hebrews believed that God would protect them if they?:
conquered Palestine.
placed their capital at Jerusalem.
obeyed the Ten Commandments.
revolted against Egyptian rule.
7
A Babylonian schoolboy wrote his lessons on?:
clay tablets.
slate.
papyrus.
smooth rocks.
8
In the Hebrew tradition, a covenant is?:
a prophecy about the future.
a law handed down by God to men.
an ornamental chest for storing religious documents.
an agreement between God and man.
9
Mosaic law differed from earlier law codes because of?:
the harshness of its punishments.
the value it placed on human life.
its outlawing of slavery.
its emphasis on polytheism.
10
Which of the following was the goal of King Hammurabi of Babylon?:
to completely erase the concept of tribal kingship.
to replace the worship of the god Marduk with himself.
to unify Mesopotamia with Babylon at its head.
to live at peace with his neighbors, regardless of the cost.