History Basics
What is the written record of what men have done with their time?
History
Who formed the first Kingdom of Babylon and the tower of Babel
Nimrod
Who formed the Persian Empire and is titled "God's anointed" in the Bible
Cyrus the Great
Who was the second Israelite King who moved the capital to Jerusalem?
David
Theocracy
What two time periods is history divided into?
B.C. and A.D.
Who formed the second Babylonian Empire and also wrote 300 laws for the country
Hammurabi
Who was the Persian King who established the first Postal System
Darius
Who was the wisest king of Israel?
Solomon
Who were the trading people who sold their alphabet?
Phoenicians
What is the oldest religion (Not Shinto)
Humanism
Who conquered the second Babylonian Empire?
Hittites
Which Persian King married Esther?
Xerxes
Assyrian
Who were the people that lived under the sea (not on Test)? Double points if you get both!
SpongeBob and Atlantis
Name Noah's three sons
Shem, Ham, and Japeth
Who was the King who established the third/Neo-Babylonian Empire
Nabopolassar
Who was Nehemiah the cupbearer to?
Artaxerxes
Who is known as the father of the nation of Israel
Abraham
Who created Islam
Mohammed
What is the institution that has power and control over the affairs of others?
Government
What Babylonian King made the Hanging Gardens and brought the Israelites into slavery?
Nebuchadnezzer
What made the Kings different in Persia then in Babylon or Sumeria?
The King was under the law
What was the Center of the ancient World
Canaan
Who was the English missionary to Persia?
Henry Martyn