Bronze Age
The Greeks called the Fertile Crescent Mesopotamia, meaning what?
Land between two rivers (Tigris and Euphrates Rivers)
The Phoenician traded many things, but two specific items made them incredibly wealthy and powerful, which was?
Purple dye and cedar trees
I united Upper and Lower Egypt to and ushered in the Early Dynastic Period
Menes
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Who was promised these three things by God?
1) descendants
2) A nation for his descendants
3) A blessing to nations through his seed
Abraham
In 2270 BC, Sargon conquered the neighboring city-states to create the world's first empire. What is its name?
Akkadian Empire
What important invention was created by the Phoenicians that we still use today?
The alphabet - creating letters that make specific sounds to make words
What invading people group is thought to have taught the Egyptians how to make war and enslaved the Hebrews?
Hyksos
What is the reason why King Belshazzar of the Chaldean Empire, led his Empire into collapse?
He used vessels from the Jewish Temple as drinking cups, toasting to other gods. God raised up the Persians to conquer them that night.
What does God promise King David?
His line will last forever (The Messiah will come from him)
Who is best remembered for his set of laws, where anybody can read it, and established uniform enforcement and justice.
Hammurabi
What people group chose to settle in a portion of the Promise Land that borders the Mediterranean Sea, where they will wage war against the Hebrews for the next 300 years.
Philistines
What was the point of building such massive tombs/pyramids?
For the pharaohs to show off their splendor/might
There are two reasons why the Persian Empire declined, one is due to weak leadership, and economic weakness. Name one reason why the economy declined?
Waging war against Greece twice and it was expensive to manage the satrapies.
Throughout the history of the Hebrews, we see a vicious 4 stage cycle that begins with idolatry/disobedience. What are the 3 remaining stages?
2. oppression (God's punishment)
3. Repentance (The Hebrews pray for forgiveness)
4. Deliverance (God rescues them)
The collapse of the Bronze Age is thought to have been brought on by two things
1) need of trade to obtain the scarce tin to make bronze
2) invasion of _____ ____, who conquered territories and interfered with the tin trade
Sea Peoples
The Phoenicians are responsible for spreading paganism in Israel, where they would sacrifice babies and kids to their gods. Name of of the two.
Baal and Asherah
The pharaoh Khufu is best remembered for what?
building the Great Pyramids of Giza
The army from this land was superior to its neighbors due to using iron weapons, siege towers, battering rams, and war chariots.
(Were known for their cruelty and fierceness)
Assyrians
The Israeli civilization peaked under who's reign?
Solomon
Greatest achievements from this ancient civilization that we still use today is
1) the division of hours and minutes into 60 units.
2) division of the circle to 360 degrees
3) the wheel
Sumerian
Egypt was conquered multiple times. We know this from the Old Testament, God punished them because of their worship of false gods and ....
Their arrogance/pride
What is the core belief of Zoroastrianism?
There is a battle between good and evil, Earth is their battleground, and people served either side
God raised up who to conquer the Babylonians to allow the Hebrews to return home and rebuild the Temple?
Cyrus the Great (Persian Empire)