Middle East
In what country today were the Phoenicians from?
Lebanon
According to the Bible, which nation enslaved the ancient Israelites?
Egypt
This type of writing was used by the ancient Sumerians.
Cuneiform
The Persians come from what country today?
Iran
The Indus Valley consists of mostly which two countries today?
India and Pakistan
What did the Phoenicians trade that was from snails and worth a lot of money?
Red purple dye
According to the Bible, who led the Israelites out of Egypt?
Moses
This is the language of the Israelite people.
Hebrew
Who established the Persian Empire?
Cyrus (the Great)
These are seasonal wind patters in southern Asia.
Monsoons
According to the Bible, who was the first Patriarch of the ancient Israelites that God first spoke to?
Abraham
Who was the Israelite king that was considered very wise and built the First Temple of Jerusalem?
This is the name of the oldest written Chinese script.
Oracle Bone Script
What was the name of the provinces into which the Persian Empire was divided?
Satrapies
Name at least one of the two major cities in the ancient Indus Valley.
Harappa / Mohenjo Daro
What was the main source of income for the Israelites?
Grazing
Which empires conquered Israel and Judah?
The Assyrians and the Chaldeans
This is the name scholars have given the Mycenean written language.
Linear B
What was the name of the soldiers that guarded the King of the Persian Empire?
The Immortals
This material allowed people to clear jungle and create farms and irrigation in the Indus Valley region.
Iron
What city was settled by the Phoenicians in North Africa?
Carthage
Which Semitic speaking people exploited the use of iron and established an empire by 700 B.C.?
The Assyrians
This is the name scholars have given the Minoan written language.
Linear A
The Royal Road went between which two cities?
Sardis and Susa
What was the name of the princes that ruled the small kingdoms of the Indus Valley area?
Rajas