Phoenicians, Israelites & Persians

Question 1

What are the Phoenicians famous for?

Accepted Answer

Trading by boat, Their Purple Dye, Their Alphabet

Question 2

What was unusual about the Persian Empire?

Accepted Answer

they implemented a "pony express" type mail service, they allowed conquered kingdoms to keep their kings, they believed in religious tolerance, the taxes they charged were not too high

Question 3

The Phoenicians became part of the Persian Empire around 500 BCE

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

The Persians were Zoroastrian - the world&#x27;s first monotheistic religion and one of the world&#x27;s oldest religions

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

What did the Persians do when they conquered the region that included Jerusalem (Israel)?

Accepted Answer

allowed the Israelites to return to Jerusalem, allowed the Israelites to rebuild their temple in Jerusalem

Question 6

Which people practiced monotheism?

Accepted Answer

the Israelites

Question 7

What is the sacred text of the Israelites?

Accepted Answer

the Torah

Question 8

Who is Moses and what did the Torah say he did?

Accepted Answer

gave the Israelites the Ten Commandments or divine laws, parted the Red Sea, led the Israelites out of Egypt in the Great Exodus

Question 9

Why was the Phoenician alphabet so important?

Accepted Answer

it was easy to learn, it helped traders to communicate with people who spoke different languages, it allowed ideas to spread across the mediterranean

Question 10

Which historian wrote about the Persian Wars

Accepted Answer

Herodotus

Question 11

Where did the Phoenician&#x27;s prized purple dye come from?

Accepted Answer

sea snails

Question 12

Who founded the Persian Dynasty in 539 BCE?

Accepted Answer

King Cyrus the Great

Phoenicians, Israelites & Persians

Questions 12

Phoenicians, Israelites & Persians

Questions 12