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Mesopotamia, Egypt, Hebrews
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What happened to Egypt?
It was conquered by the Assyrians
It rose and fell with precision
Became a part of Athens
The sun god Ra scalded the city with radioactive rays
2
What is Hammurabi best known for?
his riches
His empire
the fertile crescent
His law code
3
Egypt is termed :
land of the sun
Black silt river land
abundance of sand
The gift of the Nile
4
What was regnal dating based off of?
the personal affairs (dating) between kings and queens
rain patterns
The reign of kings
The solar calendar
5
The Hittites from Asia Minor were alleged to be an example of "____" in the Bible.
soldiers
eisegesis
error
gods
6
WHen was the EPIC OF GILGAMESH written?
2000 BC
After Genesis
2700 BC
Before Genesis
7
The Persian EMpire (550-331) located in modern Iran was 1.---- and ruled by 2._____
1. massive
1. small and isolated
Alexander the Great: youngest most powerful conqueror
2. Cyrus the Great : one of the greatest conquerors in the Near East
8
Who attempted a monotheistic reform of worshipping Aton the sun god?
Akhenaton (Amenhotep IV)
Amenhotep II
9
The kingdom was divided into which two ?
Israel (10 Northern tribes identified with Samaria)
Jerusalem (2 southern tribes identified with Jerusalem)
Judah (2 Southern tribes identified with Jerusalem)
Assyria (10 northern tribes identified with samaria)
10
What does Mesopotamia literally mean? And where is it located 'Present day'?
the land between rivers; located in PD Iraq and Syria
Black Silt plateu ; located in PD Iran and Afghanistan
Black silt land ; located in Greece
the breadbasket cradle; located in PD Israel and Jordan
11
After the kingdom division Israel was conquered by the 1.___ and Judah was conquered by the 2.___
1. Assyrians
1. Athenians
2. Babylonians
2. Persians
12
The Celt were a group of 1.__ European peoples during the 2.___ Age.
Golden
2. Iron
1. West
1. East
13
With archaeology backing up biblical references, historians were then able to practice ------?
historic backdating
Revisionism
philosophy
poetry
14
Mesopotamia is called the ____?
Cradle of Civilization
Land between lands
First Fertile Civilization
Land bridge
15
Phoenicians (Canaanites) were the mediterranean's greatest:
colonizers
shipbuilders
traders
navigators
16
Who devised the first solar calendar?
Persians
Mycenaens
Egyptians
Minoans
17
Who was Hatshepsut?
Kig Tut's mother
Moses's adoptive mother that found him in the river
The first female pharoah
Cleopatras sister
18
What happened in 1446 BC?
Judah's 70 yr captivity in Babylon
Chaldean or Babylonian EMpire
The Exodus from Eqypt
Abram Enters Canaan
19
What was left behind by the Nile river?
Radioactive material from wars
Blood and bones
Dead fish
Black Silt
20
T/F: Civilization is defined as a culture that has attained a high degree of complexity, characterized by urban life.
False
True
21
What happened in 550-331?
Chaldean or Babylonian Empire
Persian Empire; began by Cyrus the Great & ended with Alexander
Exodus from Egypt
Judah's 70 yr captivity
22
What happened in 612-539 BC?
Judah's 70 yr captivity in Babylon
Persian Empire
Exodus from Egypt
Chaldean or Babylonian Empire
23
What happened in 605-536 BC?
Abram Enter's Canaan
Exodus from Egypt
Chaldean or Babylonian Empire
Judah's 70 yr Captivity in Babylon
24
Amenhotep II was the pharoah during what important event in history?
When Pharoah wouldn't let Moses's people go
When Indiana Jones discovered the pyramids
When the Red Sea was split
Exodus from Egypt of 1446
25
What happened in 2090 BC?
The exodus from Egypt
Persian Empire
Judah's 70 yr captivity in Babylon
Abram enters Canaan
26
Who was mummified first?
Pharoahs
Rich men
Cats
The pharoah's wife (his boo thing)
27
What was the de-facto state religion of persia (iran)?
Zoroastrianism
Islamic
Muslim
Christianity
28
Tutenkhamun's (King Tut's) tomb:
was found largely intact
escaped looting
29
What was the Canaanites (Phoenicians) most popular export?
jewelry
cloth dyed purple
iron tools and weapons
Gold and silver
30
Sargon I built the worlds first what?
Castle with it's own dragon
Empire (stretched from the Persian Gulf to the Meditteranean)
Mansion
Bargain Market system
31
How were the Hyskos overthrown?
The king was poisoned
By a national uprising
They lost land and the war at marathon
By stronger militant officials
32
Who had the longest living civilization in history?
Athenians
Egyptians
Canaanites
Israelites
33
archaeology verified what?
The pyramids' chemical dating
history
Biblical references
King Tut's existence
34
What 3 places are included in the fertile crescent?
Israel
Phoenicia
Palestine
Mesopotamia
35
What were the Hittites most prominent achievements?
iron weapons
Smelting iron and gold
weaving silk cloth and dying it purple
the use of formal treaties
36
What inscriptions did the Rosetta Stone have?
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
Egyptian Demotic (Popular Script)
Greek
Egyptian Sanscript
37
What led to the Old Kingdom Period's downfall?
Enormous expenditure on pyramids
A new leader
A revolt led by the people
God's curse
38
Who was believed to be both a man and a god?
Ra
Cleopatra
Pharoah
Moses
39
The United Kingdom of Israel's first three kings were:
Paul
David
Saul
Solomon
40
The Chaldean (Babylonian) empire (612-539) joined with the 1.____ to overthrow the 2.____.
1. Martyrs
2. Palestinians
2. Assyrians
1. Medes
41
WHat is monotheism?
the faith in not contracting the mono virus
belief in multiple gods
The belief in one true God
The theory that monks were to be worshipped
42
India and China are designated to ____?
The Far West
The Middle East
The Far East
The Near East
43
Who was Babylon prominent under?
Sargon I
Cyrus
Alexander the Great
Hammurabi
44
Aspects of Early Mesopotamian life included:
Slavery: widespread Religion: Polytheism
City State: agricultural (urban) Writing Sytem: cuneiform
Home: a swampy flood plain; Tigris & Euphrates open to invasion/warfare
Irrigation System: Flush toilets
45
The Old Kingdom period was the age of ____?
glorious vitality
pyramids reaches zenith at Giza
46
Who discovered King Tut's tomb?
Moses
Indiana Jones
Howard Carter
Rick O'connell
47
Persian rule was generally most successful because it had : ?
taxes
coinage
a royal highway
spies
48
What were the pyramids used for?
Burial Chambers for the pharoahs
treasure capsules
Olympic games
Camel barns
49
Aramaeans dominated 1.____ and their language (Aramaic) became the international language of the 2.___
2. Near East
1. camel caravan trade
2. Mesopotamian highway
1. middle eastern weapons trade
50
Assyrians were militaristic and cruel people that ruled by 1.___. They deported the "________" of Israel.
2. ten lost tribes
1. love
1. fear
ten wise prophets
