Land of Canaan

Question 1

After God scattered the nations at the Tower of Babel, many of the descendants of Ham and Shem remained and settled in the fertile region along the coast of the

Answer 1

Mesopotamia (Tigris & Euphrates)

Question 2

In what year did the Sumerians begin to establish their civilizations in the southern portion of Mesopotamia?

Answer 2

3000 BC

Question 3

What is the earliest known form of writing?

Answer 3

Cuneiform

Question 4

What term means the worship of many gods?

Answer 4

Polytheistic

Question 5

What term means the worship of one god?

Answer 5

Monotheistic

Question 6

What ruler conquered Sumer, built the first empire, and had his capital at Akkad?

Answer 6

Sargon the 1st

Question 7

Where was Abraham’s birthplace located?

Answer 7

Ur

Question 8

The Epic of Gilgamesh gives an account of what biblical event?

Answer 8

Noah’s Arc

Question 9

The first people are known to have a solar calendar were the

Answer 9

Egyptians

Question 10

What so-called science involves predicting the future based on the positions of celestial objects?

Answer 10

Astrology

Question 11

What geographic factor helped preserve the monuments, the documents, and the bodies of ancient Egyptian rulers?

Answer 11

Desert

Question 12

Hammurabi’s code consisted of roughly _________ laws.

Answer 12

282

Question 13

What is the main geographic feature of the land of Egypt?

Answer 13

Nile river

Question 14

During which kingdom period did the Israelites move into Egypt?

Answer 14

Middle

Question 15

The Middle Kingdom of Egypt was followed by a temporary period of foreign rule by the

Answer 15

Hyksos

Question 16

Which period of Egyptian history is known as “The Age of the Empire”?

Answer 16

New kingdom

Question 17

The great female ruler of Egypt was

Answer 17

Hatshepsut

Question 18

The greatest Egyptian warrior-king sometimes called the “Napoleon of Egypt,” was

Answer 18

Thutmose the III

Question 19

Which Egyptian ruler re-solidified Egypt’s place as a Near Eastern power after driving out the Hebrews?

Answer 19

Ramses the II

Question 20

Within Egyptian culture, who was at the top of the social pyramid?

Answer 20

Pharaoh

Question 21

What group of people was favored in Egyptian society but not in many of the other ancient civilizations?

Answer 21

Women

Question 22

Within the Hittites civilization, who was the commander of the army?

Answer 22

king

Question 23

The Phoenicians are descendants of the __________ people.

Answer 23

Caanites

Question 24

Which civilization was largely responsible for the growth of paganism in Israel?

Answer 24

Phoenicians

Question 25

The Arameans were known as the __________ in the Holy Bible.

Answer 25

Syrian

Question 26

Which civilization captured the Arameans?

Answer 26

Assyrians

Question 27

Which Aramean city became the capital of international trade?

Answer 27

Damascus

Question 28

What language did the Arameans speak?

Answer 28

Aramaic

Question 29

Jacob was renamed ________.

Answer 29

Israel

Question 30

Which one of the following people was not polytheistic?

Answer 30

Hebrews

Question 31

The messianic line to Jesus came through the line of _____________.

Answer 31

David

Question 32

On Mount Sinai, which form of government did God establish?

Answer 32

Theocracy

Question 33

Who built the Holy Temple of God?

Answer 33

Solomon

Question 34

In what year did the Assyrians defeat the northern ten (10) tribes of Israel?

Answer 34

722 BC

Question 35

How many years were the Hebrews placed into Babylonian captivity?

Answer 35

70

Question 36

God desired for the Children of Israel to commit to ____________.

Answer 36

Monotheism

Question 37

In what year did the Chaldeans destroy the city of Jerusalem?

Answer 37

586 BC

Question 38

Which city was built by Nimrod shortly after the Universal Flood?

Answer 38

Babylon

Question 39

How many men were killed by the angel of God during the Assyrians' attempt to invade the city of Jerusalem?

Answer 39

185,000

Question 40

Which major prophet did God use to specifically prophesy about Cyrus Great?

Answer 40

Isaiah

Question 41

Who was used by God to lead the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem?

Answer 41

Nehemiah

Question 42

The king at the fall of the Chaldean Empire was

Answer 42

Belshazzar

Question 43

The Persian empire adopted coinage and gold currency from__________.

Answer 43

Lydians

Question 44

The Persian empire adopted cuneiform from__________.

Answer 44

Symerians

Question 45

The Persian empire adopted Naval Prowess from the _____________ and ____________.

Answer 45

greeks and phoneticians

Question 46

The Persian empire adopted the solar calendar from__________.

Answer 46

egyptians

Question 47

Which Greek ruler conquered the Persian Empire in the 4th century BC?

Answer 47

Alexander the Great

Question 48

The sacred writings of Zoroastrianism are called the ___________.

Answer 48

Avesta

Question 49

Which Persian king assisted the Jews in the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem?

Answer 49

Artaxerxes

Question 50

Within the ancient Egyptian social pyramid, the _______ and ________ were at the bottom.

Answer 50

slaves and farmers