BIBLE SURVEY
LITERATURE
HISTORY (A)
TIMELINE
HISTORY (B)
100
Son of Jewish priest Mattathias, led the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire. The Jewish feast of Hanukkah commemorates the restoration of Jewish worship at the Temple in Jerusalem after this man removed the Hellenistic statuary.
Who is Judas Maccabee?
100
This book was set during the time of Christ's life on earth, while the Roman Empire was ruled by Tiberius.
What is The Bronze Bow?
100
Tribes that went with King Jeroboam at the time of the divided kingdom after King Solomon's reign ended.
Who are Benjamin and Judah?
100
AD 476
What is the fall of the Western Roman Empire?
100
Leader of the Huns. He became the embodiment of all of the barbarians that civilized Europeans feared and loathed.
Who is Attila the Hun?
200
Famous for building the wall around Jerusalem.
Who is Nehemiah?
200
In Victory on the Walls, Oebazus acknowledges Bani has been a disobedient soldier, Then.....
What is Bani is assigned to after-hours kitchen duty?
200
Young King of Judah, known for "doing what was right in the eyes of the Lord", restored the temple, and led the nation in repentance and reform for Judah's apostasy.
Who is Josiah?
200
AD 30
What is Christ's death & resurrection?
200
Legalized Christianity, and in one day made the faith go from unpopular to fashionable.
Who is Constantine?
300
The Greek translation of the Old Testament from Hebrew.
What is the Septuagint?
300
Sometimes is called the "Archimedian number".
What is Pi?
300
Four battles fought between the Persians and Greeks. Ultimately exposing the strength and tenacity of the seemingly inferior City-states of Greece.
What are the Battle of Marathon, Battle of Thermopylea, Battle of Salamis, and Battle of Plataea?
300
232 BC
What is Egypt falls to Rome?
300
Emperor when Jesus was born
Who is Ceasar Augustus?
400
As judgment for sin, the two divided kingdoms of God's people were given over to captivity to which two nations? (List the kingdom each nation took captive.)
What is Assyrian/Israel and Babylon/Judah?
400
Who said, "He was right of course, but a demon of mischief had gotten into me".
Who is Adara?
400
War between Athens and Sparta brought about by their rivalry for leadership over the Greek city-states and their resources.
What is the Peloponnesian War?
400
509 BC
What is the founding of the Roman Republic?
400
City-states who had entire generations of men and women spend their lives and fortunes in 3 conflicts summing 42 years. (Bonus: list the ultimate victor.)
Who are Rome and Carthage?
500
Name the books that present the genealogy of Christ, and in what way do they differ?
What is Matthew:Records Abraham – Christ; emphasizes that Jesus came at the perfect time—the King of the Jews (hence, the royal genealogy and record of the visit of the magi) Luke: Records backwards from Jesus to Adam (includes women: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Mary); Jesus is presented as the new Adam, the Son of Man (hence, the portrayal of His human qualities and identity with us as the atoning sacrifice)
500
True or False: In the lamplight, Marcus and Uncle Aquila play a game of Lucky Sixes.
What is False? They play a game of draughts.
500
This term refers to the astonishingly fast spread of Greek culture and language throughout the Near East and eastern Mediterranean world. (Bonus: Name the famous leader who conquered the ancient world spreading Greek culture.)
What is Hellenization? Who is Alexander the Great?
500
722 BC
What is Assyrian captivity of Israel?
500
Four main groups who populated the Italic peninsula and Sicily from about 800 BC to 500 BC.
Who are the Celts (Central Europeans), Greeks, Etruscans, and North Africans?
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