People of ancient Middle East
People who conquered the Northern Kingdom of Israel and took them captive
Who are the Assyrians?
The process of making coins
What is minting?
The most important river in Israel
What is the Jordan?
A powerful ruler who controls an empire
What is an emperor?
This invention was used for grinding grain
What is a millstone?
Nomadic Arabs of the Arabian Peninsula
Who are Bedouins?
Trade conducted by giving foods for other desired goods
What is barter/bartering?
The lowest place on the earth’s land surface
What is the Dead Sea?
NOT one of the first three kings of Israel
(choices: Cyrus, David, Saul, Solomon)
Who is Cyrus?
The Phoenicians most valuable contribution to the world
What is the alphabet?
These people were early empire builders
Who were the Hittites?
This country made the first coins
What is Lydia?
The city the Israelites captured using only shouts and trumpet blasts
What is Jericho?
The last king of Lydia, famous for his great wealth
Who is Croesus?
What the Phoenicians made from murex
What is purple dye?
The chief god of the Canaanites
Who was Baal?
Coins became important because they were more convenient and easier to handle than these items
What are metal bars?
A continent that does NOT meet at the Middle East (choices: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe)
What is Australia?
The king of Israel who built the great Temple at Jerusalem
Who is Solomon?
Plant used to make a paper-like material
What is papyrus?
These people were so involved in wickedness that they left no great contribution to the world
Who were the Canaanites?
Coins made it harder for people to cheat because they were…
What is ”stamped on both sides?” (It was difficult to cut away some of the metal.)
City that was an important Phoenician trading post in northern Africa
What is Carthage?
The king who allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple
Who is Cyrus?
Lydia made these first
What are coins?