OWHG Chapter 3 Revision

Question 1

What three continents come together in the Middle East?

Answer 1

Africa, Europe, and Asia

Question 2

What has the Middle East been called?

Answer 2

The Crossroads of the Ancient World

Question 3

What is a Bedouin?

Answer 3

Bedouins are Arabs who wander from place to place with their herds of camels, sheep, and goats.

Question 4

What do we call people who constantly move from one place to another?

Answer 4

Nomads

Question 5

Describe a millstone.

Answer 5

Two flat, round stones, one on top of the other.

Question 6

What was the purpose of a millstone and how did it work?

Answer 6

A millstone was used to grind grain. Grain would be dropped into a hole in the upper stone, and then the stone would be turned. As the heavy stones rubbed together, the grain was ground into flour.

Question 7

What was the most common way of threshing grain?

Answer 7

The most common way was to beat the grain with a stick and turn it over again and again.

Question 8

What is threshing?

Answer 8

Threshing is the job of separating grain from the husk of the plant in which it grew.

Question 9

How did people cope with the extreme heat in the middle of the day?

Answer 9

They took a break from their work.

Question 10

What two natural gifts made the Phoenicians the first great sea traders of the world?

Answer 10

1. The seacost gave them a place to build excellent harbours
2. The forests in the Lebanon Mountains gave them strong wood to build good boats.

Question 11

People who carry one country’s good to another country, like the Phoenicians did, are called…

Answer 11

…middlemen

Question 12

An important city in Africa with which the Phoenicians traded was…

Answer 12

…Carthage

Question 13

What was the Phoenicians’ most valuable contribution to the world?

Answer 13

the alphabet

Question 14

Who were the earliest inhabitants of Asia Minor?

Answer 14

The Hittites

Question 15

The Hittites were known for building great…

Answer 15

…empires

Question 16

What is an empire?

Answer 16

It is a group of countries or kingdoms under the control of a more powerful ruler who controls the empire (called an emperor).

Question 17

What do we call the kind of trade where you give some of your own goods in exchange for the goods you desire?

Answer 17

barter

Question 18

What replaced bartering as a system of trade?

Answer 18

money

Question 19

Which group of people minted the first coins?

Answer 19

the Lydians

Question 20

Which ancient cities were famous for their manufacturing of a purple dye from murex?

Answer 20

Tyre and Sidon (in Phoenicia)

Question 21

The re-discovery by archaeologist of which ancient peoples is evidence of the truth of the Bible?

Answer 21

the Hittites

Question 22

What is papyrus?

Answer 22

Papyrus is a paper-like material made from the papyrus plant.

Question 23

What is murex?

Answer 23

Murex is a kind of sea snail found along the Phoenician coast that was used to make purple dye.

Question 24

What did the Phoenicians call the books that were made from papyrus?

Answer 24

biblios

Question 25

What word means to make coins?

Answer 25

mint

Question 26

What were some of the advantages of trading using coins?

Answer 26

1. Easier to carry than a bar of metal. 2. More convenient than bartering. 3. Could be stamped with a seal to make it easier to see whether the metal had been cut.

Question 27

Between what sea and what river does Israel lie?

Answer 27

Between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River

Question 28

Why was Israel often invaded by enemies?

Answer 28

Its location between Mesopotamia and Egypt made it the centre of the ancient world.

Question 29

What is the longest and most important river in Israel?

Answer 29

The Jordan River

Question 30

What is a crack in the earth's surface called?

Answer 30

a **fault**

Question 31

What is unusual about the Dead Sea?

Answer 31

It is the saltiest body of water in the world.

Question 32

What is the Dead Sea also known as?

Answer 32

the Salt Sea

Question 33

What did God promise Abraham?

Answer 33

God promised the land of Canaan to Abraham and his descendents.

Question 34

Which group of people are the descendents of Abraham?

Answer 34

the Israelites

Question 35

Who was the last king of Lydia, whose great riches led to the common saying "as rich as ???"

Answer 35

Croesus

Question 36

What is the lowest place on the earth's land surface?

Answer 36

the Dead Sea

Question 37

Who was the best-known Canaanite god, the god of war and storms?

Answer 37

Baal

Question 38

Did the Canaanites leave many important gifts to civilization? Why or why not?

Answer 38

They didn't leave anything important because they were so involved in their wicked practices that they had no time for great accomplishments.

Question 39

God chose the first leaders of the Israelites and called them...

Answer 39

...judges

Question 40

After Saul, Israel's first king, disobeyed God and failed, whom did God appoint to become king of Israel?

Answer 40

God appointed David as the next king.

Question 41

What did King Solomon build at Jerusalem?

Answer 41

He built the Temple.

Question 42

When Israel fell and was split into two kingdoms, what was the Northern Kingdom, made up of ten tribes, known as?

Answer 42

Israel

Question 43

When Israel fell and was split into two kingdoms, what was the Souther Kingdom, where Jerusalem was located, called?

Answer 43

Judah

Question 44

Which group of people conquered the ten tribes of Israel (the Northern Kingdom)?

Answer 44

the Assyrians

Question 45

In what great Assyrian city did the prophet Jonah preach?

Answer 45

He preached in Ninevah.

Question 46

What did the great highway leading from Babylon to several other cities help Babylon to become?

Answer 46

It helped Babylon become a centre for world trade.

Question 47

Whose empire was known as the First Babylonian Empire?

Answer 47

Hammurabi's

Question 48

Name one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and tell why it was built.

Answer 48

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were built to remind one of King Nebuchadnezzar's wives of the beautiful mountains where she grew up.

Question 49

How was Babylon defeated?

Answer 49

It was invaded by the Medes and the Persians under Cyrus the Great.

Question 50

Who defeated the Persians?

Answer 50

the Greeks

Question 51

Who led the Hebrews out of Egypt and received the Ten Commandments on Mt Sinai?

Answer 51

Moses

Question 52

Who led the Israelites to victory at Jericho?

Answer 52

Joshua

Question 53

Who was the first king of Israel and lost his throne because of disobedience?

Answer 53

Saul

Question 54

Who was the third king of Israel?

Answer 54

Solomon

Question 55

What is Hammurabi most remembered for today?

Answer 55

He created a code of laws known as the Code of Hammurabi

Question 56

Which prophet served in the government of Babylon and Persia?

Answer 56

Daniel

Question 57

Who was the clever Persian ruler who allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem?

Answer 57

Cyrus the Great

Question 58

What peninsula is the home of Turkey today?

Answer 58

the peninsula of Asia Minor