All About Persia
To whom did the Roman Empire fall in 330 BC?
Alexander the Great
Who oversaw the construction of the Temple?
Solomon
What civilization had a capital located near present day Mexico City?
The Aztecs
Who is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
What did God use to show Jonah the injustice of his resentment to the Ninevites’ repentance?
A Plant and a Worm
The records of which Persian ruler were found on a cylinder?
Cyrus
Who interpreted the handwriting on the wall at the banquet of Belshazzar?
Daniel
What term did the Chinese use for themselves in ancient times?
Chung Kuo or Middle Kingdom
What are Euclid, Thales and Pythagoras remembered for studying?
Geometry
What term means spokesman for God?
Prophet
What was the centerpiece of the Persian road system
The Royal Road
What led Solomon away from the Lord?
His foreign wives
What ancient Chinese philosophy encouraged little doing and much contemplation?
Taoism
A rivalry between Athens and Sparta led to what war?
The Peloponnesian War
What Jewish feast commemorates the Lord’s deliverance of the Jews from Haman?
Purim
After spending 9 years as a Manichaean, what did Augustus become?
A Christian
What king allowed the Jews to return to their homeland after being in captivity?
Cyrus
The Indo-European tribes migrated out of the region north of the Caucus Mountains between what two bodies of water?
Black and Caspian Seas
What Roman structure was a temple for ALL the gods?
The Pantheon
Amos
What was significant about the law of the Medes and Persians?
It could not be changed
What Israelite King heeded the advice of his young counselors instead of the elders?
Rehoboam
What language is the basis for many European languages today?
Latin
What were the opposing sides in the Punic Wars
Rome and Carthage
To be a part of the kingdom of God, one must be like what?
A child!