Names
Called Ahasuerus in the Bible
Xerxes
The oldest work of literature outside the Bible
Epic of Gilgamesh
Conquered the Southern Kingdom of Israel.
Babylonians
Greatest achievement of the Old Babylonian Empire
Government or law
Called the "apostle to Islam"
Samuel Zwemer
Developed the world's most ancient law code
Ur-Nammu
Sumerian writing was called __
Cuneiform
King that destroyed Jerusalem and carried away its inhabitants.
Nebuchadnezzar
Inhabitants of Asia Minor; First to use iron extensively
Hittites
Greek word for "between the rivers"
Mesopotamia
Established the Old Babylonian Empire
Hammurabi
Considered the first true alphabet
Sinai script
Israel was perhaps the greatest nation of all around ___ (year)
1000 BC
Huge temples built by ancient Sumerians
Ziggurats
The focal point of all history
The advent (birth) of Christ
Began the Neo-Babylonian Empire
Nabopolassar
Classical
Daily Double: Name the three patriarchs of Israel
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
The sea-trading people who helped transmit the alphabet wherever they went
Phoenicians
Assyrian king who built the first great library
Ashurbanipal
Nimrod
The Sumerians wrote on___
Clay
The king that expanded Israel's boundaries and moved the capital to Jerusalem
David
The Empire responsible for the world's first postal system.
Persians
Akkadian ruler who conquered Sumer
Sargon