Persia
Who was Xerxes?
Originally Pul, betrayed the royal family and took the throne for himself
Who was Tiglath-Pileser III?
Chaldean king who continually caused problems for the Assyrian empire.
Who was Merodach-baladon.
Major prophet who anointed Jehu to take over for Ahab, giving him permission to kill the king if needed
Who was Elijah?
The prophet who had a vision from Ahura Mazda
Who is Zoroaster?
Persian king who conquered Egypt and then died quickly afterwards.
Who was Cambyses?
King of Israel who seemed to frighten Ashurnasirpal II
Who was Omri?
Babylonian king who conquered Judah.
Who was Nebuchadnezzar?
Israelite king who defended Israel from Shalmaneser III, husband of Jezebel.
Who was Ahab?
Persian prince who may have disappeared along the route to Susa.
Who was Bardiya?
Persian king who founded the empire by overthrowing Astyages, king of the Medes
Who was Cyrus the Great?
Assyrian king who flooded Babylon in retaliation for the capture of his son.
Who was Sennacherib?
Judean king who accepted ambassadors from Merodach-baladon (Babylon)
Who was Hezekiah?
The year Samaria fell to Assyria.
What is 721 BC?
Ancient wonder of the world built in Babylon.
What were the hanging gardens of Babylon?
Persian king who expanded the empire into Thrace and Macedon
Who is Darius?
People group created by the Assyrians after brining in exiles from other lands to Israel, who mingled with the remaining Israelites.
Who were the Samaritans?
The king of Babylon during the Persian invasion by Cyrus the Great
Who was Nabonidus?
King of Judah at the time of its destruction.
Who was Zedekiah?
A castrated male servant, usually serving in the harem.
What is a eunuch?
Assyrian king who founded the Neo-Assyrian empire
Who was Ashurnasirpal II?
The two groups who allied against the Assyrians, with Nineveh falling in 612 BC
Babylonian king who flooded Nineveh.
Who was Nabopolassar?
Who is Hezekiah?
The embodiment of evil in Zoroastrianism