Phoenicians
Minoans
Persians
Judaism
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100
The Phoenicians were excellent at this.
What is seafarering and navigating?
100
The Minoans are known for this creature that was half man and half bull.
What is a Minotaur?
100
King who established the Persian empire and is called "Anointed of the Lord" by the hebrew people.
Who was King Cyrus?
100
The man with whom God made the first covenant .
Who was Abraham?
100
Considered to be the promised land of the Hebrews.
What is Canaan?
200
The Phoenicians were the first to sail around the tip of this continent.
What is Africa?
200
This is the island that the Minoan people lived on.
What is Crete?
200
Prophet that established a new monotheistic religion in Persia.
Who was Zoraster?
200
Hebrew king that established Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Who was David?
200
King who restored Babylon and is know for the Hanging Gardens.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
300
The phoenicians were good at building this.
What are ships or boats?
300
This was the capital city of the Minoans.
What is Knossos?
300
The name of the monotheistic religion founded in Persia.
What is Zoroasterianism?
300
Hebrew king that built a magnificent temple? People still go today to visit the "Western Wall" the remains of the original temple.
Who was Solomon?
300
Capital of the Assyrian empire.
What was Nineveh?
400
The Phoenicians set up these aound the Mediterranean to provide resources for long voyages.
What are colonies?
400
The king the Minoan civilization was named after.
Who was King Minos?
400
The Persian homeland is now this modern day country.
What is Iran?
400
The name of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt by Moses.
What is the Exodus?
400
A system of writing that uses wedge shaped symbols; was used in Sumer
What is Cuneiform?
500
The Phoenicians created this which later influenced the Greek and English languages.
What is the Phoenician alphabet?
500
Group that invaded Minoa and took some of it's culture with them.
Who were the Greeks?
500
This was created by King Darius to unify and increase communication in the Persian Empire. It went from Susa to Sardis.
What is the Royal Road?
500
The moral code of the Jewish people.
What are the Ten Commandments?
500
The ancient empire that sent the Jews into Babylonian exile.
Who are the Chaldeans?
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