2.1 & 2.2
The Fertile Crescent, known for its rich soil and historic past, is also called the __________________.
What is Cradle of Civilization?
A famous citizen of Ur was _______.
Who is Abraham?
A group of nations, countries, and kingdoms ruled by a single emperor is called an ___________.
What is an empire?
What book and chapter of the Bible is our weekly verses found in?
Isaiah 44.
A group of people who share the same culture is called a _________________.
What is civilization?
Part of modern day Israel was once called _______.
What is Canaan?
True or False: Asia Minor is a large peninsula.
What is true?
Complete the verse.
"This is what the ____ says - Israel's ____ and _____ , the LORD Almighty: I am the ___ and the last; apart from me there is no ____."
-Isaiah 44:___
"This is what the LORD says - Israel's King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty: I am the first and the last; apart from me there is no God."
The area of the Fertile Crescent meaning, "between two rivers" is called ________________.
What is Mesopotamia?
A tall Sumerian temple is called a ________.
What is a ziggurat?
The Middle East is called the _________ of the Ancient World.
What is the Crossroads?
Complete the verse.
"All who make ____ are nothing, and the things they _____ are worthless. Those who speak up for them are _____; they are ignorant, to their own ____."
Isaiah ___:9
"All who make idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Those who speak up for them are blind; they are ignorant, to their own shame."
Isaiah 44:9
Arab nomads who wander from place to place with their herds and belongings are called __________.
Who are Bedouins?
The first known people to develop and use writing were __________.
Who are the Sumerians?
The earliest known residents of Asia Minor were the ________.
Who are the Hittites?
Recite this week's memory verse.
"This is what the LORD says - Israel's King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty: I am the first and the last; apart from me there is no God."
-Isaiah 44:6
These two rivers surround the Fertile Crescent. _______ River means "that which makes fruitful" and ________ River means "arrow."
What is Euphrates and Tigris?
A British archaeologist named __________________ excavated Ur, including the tomb of Queen Puabi.
Who is Sir Leonard Woolley?
The most valuable contribution made by this group of people is the alphabet.
Who are the Phoenicians?
Recite the weekly verse from last week.
"All who make idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Those who speak up for them are blind; they are ignorant, to their own shame."
-Isaiah 44:9