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The Ancient Levant – First Temple Period c. 970–586 BC

ANC-LEV is worth about 25 marks out of 100 in recent HSC Ancient History papers. Practise 12 exam-style questions (multiple choice, short answer) with instant marking and a worked solution for every question.

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The Ancient Levant in the First Temple period, c. 970–586 BC — Israel, Judah and their neighbours, the divided monarchy, the house of Omri, prophets and kings, Assyria, Hezekiah and Josiah, and the Babylonian conquest, with how to use biblical and non-biblical evidence in the 25-mark essay.

  1. 1What you need to know
  2. 2The Levant and its peoples
  3. 3Timeline
  4. 4Power and authority
  5. 5The great powers
  6. 6Evidence and interpretations
  7. 7Writing the 25-mark essay
  8. 8Common mistakes
  9. 9Exam tips
  10. 10Links to other topics
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Example questions

Example 1 · 1 mark · multiple choice

After the death of Solomon (about 930 BC), the northern tribes rejected his son Rehoboam and made which man king of Israel?

  1. AOmri
  2. BJehu
  3. CHezekiah
  4. DJeroboam

Example 2 · 1 mark · multiple choice

What does the Mesha Stele (about 840 BC) mainly record?

  1. AThe Phoenician founding of a colony at Carthage
  2. BAssyria's conquest of the city of Samaria
  3. CMoab's freeing of itself from Israelite rule
  4. DThe building of the Temple in Jerusalem

Example 3 · 25 marks · short answer

Assess the impact of Assyrian power on the kingdoms of Israel and Judah between 853 and 609 BC.

(25 marks)

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