Kingdoms And Empires

Question 0

This king led the Chaldeans to restore Babylon

Answer 0

Nebuchadnezzar

Question 1

This man is considered to be the “father” of the Hebrew people

Answer 1

Abraham

Question 2

This man gives the Minoan civilization its name

Answer 2

King Minos

Question 3

This prophet established a new Persian religion

Answer 3

Zoroaster

Question 4

This King established the Persian empire & is known to the Jews as “anointed of the lord”

Answer 4

Cyrus

Question 5

On what island did the Minoans live

Answer 5

Crete

Question 6

This was the capital city of the Minoans

Answer 6

Knossos

Question 7

This region of the Mediterranean has been occupied by both philistines and Phoenicians

Answer 7

Palestine

Question 8

Who were the Assyrians? What were they known for?

Answer 8

A military people whose empire spread across sw Asia. Military might.

Question 10

King Ashurbanipal of the Assyrians created the first modern________

Answer 10

Library

Question 11

This was the capital city of the Assyrians, if Jonah had gone here, maybe he wouldn’t have been swallowed by a whale

Answer 11

Nineveh

Question 12

This is the kingdom of the United Hebrews in Palestine, lasting from about 1020 to 922 BC; later, it was the northernmost of the two Hebrew kingdoms; now, it is the Jewish nation that was established in Palestine 1948

Answer 12

Israel

Question 13

Where is the Aegean Sea

Answer 13

Between Greece and turkey, and above the Mediterranean

Question 13

Describe the culture of the Minoans

Answer 13

Peaceful, athletic, nature and beauty lovers where women had major roles

Question 15

Which civilization is credited with the first alphabet

Answer 15

Phoenicians

Question 16

Describe the Phoenicians

Answer 16

Powerful traders and shipbuilders who had colonies along the Mediterranean and sailed around Africa

Question 16

Who created the hanging gardens of babylon?

Answer 16

Nebuchadnezzar

Question 17

Achievements of the Phoenicians

Answer 17

Seafaring, shipbuilding, red-purple dye, alphabet

Question 18

Where is the Persian Homeland

Answer 18

Ancient Iran

Question 19

Correct succession of Persian Rulers

Answer 19

Cyrus, Cambyses, Darius

Question 20

Characteristics of Zoroastrianism

Answer 20

A monotheistic religion about the struggle between the spirit of evil and the spirit of good

Question 21

What is a Minotaur

Answer 21

Half-man, half-bull

Question 22

Name for God in Hebrew

Answer 22

Yahweh

Question 23

This place is known as the ancient home of the Hebrews

Answer 23

Canaan

Question 24

Other names for Hebrews

Answer 24

Israelites, Jews

Question 25

Religious classification of Hebrews

Answer 25

Monotheistic

Question 26

The first covenant was made between God & _______

Answer 26

Abraham

Question 27

Name of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt

Answer 27

Exodus

Question 28

Who led the Israelites out of Egypt

Answer 28

Moses

Question 29

How many years did the Hebrews/ Israelites wander in the Sinai desert?

Answer 29

40

Question 30

_______ is considered to be the promised land to the Hebrews

Answer 30

Canaan

Question 31

What is the significance of the Ten Commandments

Answer 31

They established a law for Hebrews to follow

Question 32

Which Hebrew king established Jerusalem as capital of Israel

Answer 32

David

Question 33

Which Hebrew King built a magnificent temple

Answer 33

Solomon

Question 34

Which ancient empire sent the Jews in Babylonian Exile

Answer 34

Babylon

Question 35

Why was Hammurabi significant

Answer 35

Created code of laws for his empire

Question 36

The __________ provided the key to deciphering hieroglyphics

Answer 36

Rosetta Stone

Question 37

The Neolithic revolution was the beginning of

Answer 37

Agriculture

Question 38

A system of writing with wedge-shaped symbols

Answer 38

Cuneiform

Question 39

Who uses cuneiform

Answer 39

Mesopotamia

Question 40

Believe in multiple gods and goddesses

Answer 40

Polytheistic

Question 41

Ruler is viewed as a divine figure, is said to have this type of government

Answer 41

Theocracy