Lessons 1-2
The belief in many gods
What is polytheism
Soldiers who fight on horseback
What is cavalry
The forefathers of the Jewish people
Who are the Patriarchs
The king that commissioned the First Temple in Jerusalem
Who is Solomon
How old is Mr. O'Grady
35
The writing system of the Sumerians
What is cuneiform
Who is Nebuchadnezzar
The journey of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt to the Promised Land of Canaan
What is Exodus
A leader of the Israelites in a time of crisis
Who is a Judge
His favorite word to describe people of a lesser intelligence
What are morons
He was the king of the Akkadian Empire
Who is Sargon
The king of the Persian empire who helped build the Royal Road
Who is Darius
The three sections of the Hebrew Bible
What are the Torah, Prophets and Writings
A community of people that live outside of their homeland
What is a diaspora
The country Mr. O'Grady had lived in for 7 years
What is South Korea
The empire that Hammurabi ruled
What is the Babylonian Empire
An area ruled by a distant country
What is a colony
The commentaries on the Hebrew Bible and Jewish law
What is the Talmud
The king that allowed the Jews to return to their homeland
Who is Cyrus the Great
The book and film franchise that Mr. O'Grady is not a fan of
What is Harry Potter
The belief that all members of society must obey the laws
What is the rule of law
A Phoenician colony that became a powerful city-state
What is Carthage
The act of living in an ethical way and obeying God's laws
What is righteousness
The empire that changed the name of Judea to Palaestina
The Roman Empire
The name of the university that Mr. O'Grady attended
What is the University of California-San Diego