Bible Knowledge
To worship other gods AND to prove themselves better than God.
The purpose of the Tower of Babel
It rose to greatness in 1792 BC when King Hammurabi took charge.
The 1st Babylonian Dynasty
This civilization started along the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers.
The ancient Chinese civilization
One of the biggest artworks in the world
The Great Sphinx
Which brother tricked which brother out of his birthright AND blessing?
Jacob tricked Esau
I will make you a great nation.
I will bless you.
I will bless those who bless you.
3 of the 7 parts of the promise God made to Abram
Old, Middle and New
Two of the main reasons that ancient civilizations were built around rivers
1. The water provided irrigation for their crops
2. Water provided a way to conduct trade.
This ancient city was powerful because of its location.
Ur
What does Jacob's name get changed to and what does it mean?
Israel - one who struggles with God
Why does Moses display Abraham's weaknesses?
To show is that God alone is perfect.
The characters used to write the ancient Egyptian language.
Hieroglyphs
This civilization started along the Indus River and is the oldest known civilization in India.
The Harappan (or Indus River Valley) Civilization
Sacred writing on the inner wall of a pyramid
Pyramid Text
Who disappeared and left no writing to study them by or at least none that anyone could read?
The Harappan
The Tower of Babel was built in direct defiance of what command?
To "FILL THE EARTH"
It was created as a part of an attempt to govern his newly conquered kingdom well. It was very harsh, prescribing the death penalty for more than 2 dozen crimes, including common thievery.
The Code of Hammurabi
The Sumerian civilization is known for..
Creating surface irrigation
First ancient language to use cuneiform script
Where is the Nefertiti Bust on display today?
Germany
Egyptians & Sumerians started writing around the same time, when was it?
3000 BC
The 3 promises of the Abrahamic Covenant
God promises to give Abraham MANY descendants
God promises to give those descendants the land of Canaan “as an everlasting possession”
God promises to be their God. He will bless those who bless the Jews and curse those who curse them
Which kingdom was hard to hold together because it was the blending of many cultures and ethnicities (Amorites, Akkadians, Sumerians, etc.)?
Babylon
Sargon made significant improvements to life in Mesopotamia, name 2 of them.
He started a network of roads to manage his expansive empire
He started a postal system to manage communication needs
He started a system of weights and measures to keep trade fair
He built irrigation projects (dikes, canals, etc) to maintain a food supply
The purpose of pyramid texts were
1. To reassure the dying pharaoh that things were not as they seemed
2. An instruction manual for the pharaoh’s ka or spirit
3. To invoke the gods
How is Jacob different after he wrestles a “man” compared to how he was after his dream of Jacob’s ladder?
Jacob had conditions with God, Israel is totally surrendered to God and begs for his blessing.