EVENTS
A time when history goes dark, which means that it is mostly unknown.
Dark Age
What place stands near the Cave of Machpelah, where Father Abraham buried his wife Sarah?
Hebron
Who was annointed king over Israel after Saul and who annointed him?
David and Samuel
What is a sharp tool for piercing leather called?
awl
After David came the richest, most powerful king of Israel
David's son Solomon
The years after the Fall of Judah are called
Babylonian captivity of the Jews
Who built the Temple of God in Jerusalem?
King Solomon
Who was Cyrus the Great's father?
Cambyses I King of Persia
What is an officer called who makes decisions for a king who is too young, or too sick, to make them for himself?
regent
Who is the first of the four major prophets in the Bible?
He said, "Here am I! Send me."
Isaiah
This happens when the moon passes directly between the Earth and the sun.
Solar Eclipse
Two Jewish Kingdoms: Northern and Southern
Israel and Judah
Who was the wicked king of Israel who had some much trouble with the prophet Elijah?
Ahab
What was a Spartan serf called?
Helots
Second major prophet who is also called the "weeping prophet".
Jeremiah
Action in ancient Rome happened in a this public square.
Forum
Second to last capital of the Assyrian Empire.
Nineveh
Who was the god of light and prophecy?
Apollo
What is a line of kings that called that come from the same family?
dynasty
These Hebrew captives lived in Nebuchadneszzar's day. They were dragged off from their homeland.
Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
Hebrew Festival of Lights
Hanukkah
Lowland between Galilee and the Judean Hills.
Jezreel Valley
Last great pharaoh
Rameses III
What were special officers who stood for the lower class of Romans called?
tribunes
She was married to Xerxes I and her cousin's famous words are "who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this".
Esther