People
Who was the greatest ruler of the first Babylonian Empire?
BONUS: 200 -- What name did he go by in the Bible?
Hammurabi
BONUS: Amraphel (Genesis 14:1)
In 51 B.C., Ptolemy Auletes died and left his kingdom to Ptolemy XIII and who else?
Cleopatra
Mesopotamian kings conquered many nations and returned with many captives, four of which being very key figures in the Bible. Name these four.
Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
The Old Testament law that Jews live under is referred to as what?
Mosaic Law
Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines. They led him astray into what sin?
Idolatry
Nebuchadnezzar
Amenhotep revolted against the custom of tradition and his people's normal beliefs, declaring there was one true god. Who was this god?
BONUS: 300 -- Amenhotep renamed himself to closely reflect his own beliefs. What was his new name?
Aten, the sun disk
BONUS: Akhenaten
Sumeria, Babylon, and Persia are all part of what region?
Mesopotamia
True or False: Women in Greece were highly respected
Ancient Egypt divided into two regions. Name these.
Upper and Lower Egypt
Who was the Greek historian referenced often in the first part of the book?
Herodotus
Who was the Persian who conquered Mesopotamia in 538 B.C., and sent the Jews home with the freedom to worship God?
Cyrus the Persian
In 538 B.C., after 50 years of Babylonian captivity, the Jews returned to where to rebuild the Temple?
BONUS: 200 -- In which TWO books of the Bible is this event heavily involved?
Judah/Jerusalem
BONUS: Ezra and Nehemiah
Mesopotamian schools were run by who?
The temple priests
Who built the pyramids?
Local farmers
BONUS: 100 -- if you genuinely guess that aliens built them
Dr. Henry M. Morris
Queen Nitocris is known for solving her country's issue with both their defense levels and the convinence of travel. What country was this?
Babylon
Where is the PRESENT day location of the Tomb of Cyrus the Great?
Iran
Life in Mesopotamia revolved around the two rigers that were available. Name these two rivers.
Tigris, Euphrates
Most Egyptian women died before they reached what age?
30
Who conquered the Kingdom of Israel in 721 B.C.?
The Assyrians
You have learned about cuneiform. Which peoples were greatly responsible to simpifying cuneiform into an alphabet?
The Persians
Melchizedek ruled over what country?
Jerusalem
In Mesopotamia, women were only permitted to learn to read and write if they were in what service?
Service to the temple as a priestess
About how many gods and goddesses does the Egyptian culture recognize?
2,000