HOW 7&8 - Test 2 - Chps. 4-6

Question 1

What Persian ruler built the Royal Road?

Accepted Answer

Philip II

Question 2

What is the large group of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields called; fought in a special formation?

Accepted Answer

phalanx

Question 3

Under the reign of Belshazzar, the Assyrian Empire fell to the Medes and the Persians.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

What ancient Greek civilization built the palace at Knossos?

Accepted Answer

Mycenaeans

Question 5

After Nabopolassar conquered all of Mesopotamia, what empire did he establish?

Accepted Answer

New Babylonian

Question 6

To whom did the Southern Kingdom of Israel fall?

Accepted Answer

Chaldeans

Question 7

Under what leader did the Assyrian Empire begin in earnest?

Accepted Answer

Tiglath-pileser III

Question 8

What Macedonian king conquered most of Greece before he was murdered?

Accepted Answer

Philip II

Question 9

Jonah interpreted Nebuchadnezzar's dream concerning prophetic empires.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

Who was the king of all the Greek gods?

Accepted Answer

Zeus

Question 11

What nation carries the legacy of having a complete written account of its history?

Accepted Answer

Israel

Question 12

As the first recorded date in history, when were the first Olympic games held?

Accepted Answer

776 BC

Question 13

The Peloponnesian League was controlled by the city of Sparta.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

Alexander the Great was tutored by Aristotle, a famous Greek philosopher.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

He pushed Israel to its greatest extent.

Accepted Answer

David

Question 16

Into how many sections was Alexander's empire divided?

Accepted Answer

four

Question 17

The Jews were allowed to return to their homeland by the decree of Nabonidus, king of Persia.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

What is the name of the time period between Alexander's conquest and the Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

Hellenistic Age

Question 19

Joshua led the children of Israel into Canaan by crossing the Jordan River on dry ground.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

Israel split after his reign.

Accepted Answer

Solomon

Question 21

What name did the Southern Kingdom of Israel take when the kingdom divided?

Accepted Answer

Judah

Question 22

In the Greek cities, what hilltop fortress was the seat of government and religion?

Accepted Answer

acropolis

Question 23

What poet is credited with polishing and refining Greek mythology?

Accepted Answer

Homer

Question 24

The first human king of Israel.

Accepted Answer

Saul

Question 25

What were the names of sixteen (16) cities that Alexander the Great named after himself?

Accepted Answer

Alexandria

Question 26

In what year did the Peloponnesian War end?

Accepted Answer

404 BC

Question 27

What peninsula is located in western Asia between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea?

Accepted Answer

Asia Minor

Question 28

Ashurbanipal, the last great Assyrian king, collected a library of cuneiform clay tablets.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

The Phoenicians spread the alphabet as they went on trading ventures.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 30

On what mountain did God extend the covenant made with Abraham to the Israelites?

Accepted Answer

Mt. Sinai

Question 31

Who brought the Athenian democracy to its fullest measure?

Accepted Answer

Pericles

Question 32

What prophet warned the city of Nineveh of God's coming judgment?

Accepted Answer

Jonah

Question 33

The Hittites were aided in battle by strong weapons made of copper.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 34

What philosopher chose to drink poison instead of being exiled from Athens?

Accepted Answer

Socrates

Question 35

What king deported the ten tribes of the Northern Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

Shalmaneser V

Question 36

The Battle of Salamis was a defeat for the Greeks.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 37

Leonidas led the brave Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 38

He asked for wisdom to rule his kingdom.

Accepted Answer

Solomon

Question 39

What structure was reflected in the first Greek city government?

Accepted Answer

family

Question 40

He was killed on the battlefield for his disobedience.

Accepted Answer

Saul

Question 41

Who was the aristocrat that introduced democratic principles to Athens?

Accepted Answer

Solon

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