Ninevah to Babylonian
_____ was the prophet sent to _________ who fled to Tarshish out of disobedience.
Jonah, Nineveh
What region was King Nebuchadnezzar in control of, and in what was he interested? Name three
Babylon
Interested in military and architectural happenings. Built the Mede Wall, Ashbrar Gate, and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego were thrown into a fiery ________ after refusing to bow down to a false ____. They were protected by a fourth man, probably the ____, himself.
furnace, God, Lord
________, the prophet, interpreted the mysterious handwriting on the ____, appearing to __________ and 1,000 of his guests, accurately foretelling the end of ___________ rule.
Daniel, wall, Belshazzar, Babylonian,
A ________ is a type of government where people area allowed to vote. The Romans tried to create a fair republic form of government by creating two ____ positions and a _______.
republic, councils, senate
Which prophet didn't write to a people group, but God himself?
Habbakuh
_________ is the prophet who is best know for his God-given _________ of the future and interpretations of _________. He spent a night in the _______ den after refusing to bow to King _______ the Mede.
Daniel, visions, dreams, lion's, Parius
Buddha was from India and his name means "_______ one". He believed he could help people do a number of good deeds so they could reach _______, or "being at _____."
Rightful, heaven, peace
Cyrus the Great helped to defeat the ___________ and set the ____ free.
Babylonians, Jews
When the _____ won the Battle of Marathon against the _______, they sent their fastest runner to sprint to Greece to tell them the good news. He died from exhaustion after running the 26 miles. The term "________" now refers to a race that is 26 miles long.
Greeks, Persians, marathon
Name the prophetess who helped the people of Judah understand the Book of the Law.
Huldah
Aesop was a _______ whose valuable skill as a master ________ helped to set him free. Aesop's stories, called ________, had a moral and were told using _______ as the characters.
slave, storyteller, fables, animals
Pythagoras was a great Greek ____________. He helped people understand the ideas of odd, even, and _____ numbers. He also believed the world was _______.
Mathematician, prime, round
Darius I made many improvement in government while he was a ruler. He organized his large empire into 20 _________ called "satrapies." He improved the _____ on which his messages were carried and may have started the first ______ system.
provinces, roads, postal
Herodotus contributed so much to the study of History that he is called the "______ of ________." He wrote many _____ that detail the customs, _______, food, and ________ from his many travels that have been beneficial to scholars.
father, history, books, manners, religions
What were the consequences of Judah's sins?
They were invaded by the Babylonians and King Nebuchadnezzar 3 times.
Ezekiel is best known for being a past of two miraculous happening from God. First, he ate a ________ and then spoke the words that were on it to Israel. He also spoke to dead, dry _______, and when he did, those bones came back to _____.
scroll
bones
life
The Temple of Diana was a beautiful and ornate ______ made entirely of marble except for the roof. It was built as a __________ to the goddess Diana.
temple, dedication
Zerubbabel became the ruler of _____ after the Jews were freed by Cyrus the Great. He helped to rebuild the _____ in Jerusalem.
Judah, temple
Define the root word:
mater/matris
Frater/Fratris
Latin, meaning "mother"
Latin, meaning "brother"
Root word meaning:
Mikros
Megas
small
great, large, big
Define the root:
magnus
Pater/Patris
latin, meaning big, large, great
Latin meaning father
Confucius was a wise man who wanted to make _____ a better place. He taught that people should _______ their ______.
China, respect, elders
Haggai and Zechariah were both _________ to ________. They helped with rebuilding the temple by predicting a future for the Jews in which God would _____ them again.
prophets, Jerusalem, bless
Name the root word:
Microcosm
Megalophonous
magnitude
patriotism
matrix
friar
Mikros
Megas
magnus
patris
Matris
Frater