Terms
What term means the worship of many gods?
Polytheism
True/False
The Amorites practiced astronomy, which is the interpretation of human events and destinies by the positions of the planets and stars.
False - Astrology
What city is associated with the Phoenicians?
Tyre
a person's deeds that supposedly determine his status in the next life
Karma
What ruler conquered Sumer, built an empire, and made Akkad his capital?
Sargon
The messiah would come through which person?
Benjamin - David - Saul - Samuel
David
The belief of one God
Monotheism
True/False
The Chaldeans can also be known as the babylonians.
True
Because of the northward flow of the Nile River, the northern region of ancient Egypt was called
Lower Egypt
The Middle Kingdom of Egypt was followed by a temporary period of foreign rule by the
The first people known to have a solar calendar were the
Egyptians
The Persians ruled the ancient world until the arrival of
Alexander the Great
Sumerian temple towers were called
Ziggurats
True / False
Egyptians believed that the body must be preserved for the person to enjoy life after death. (1 point)
True
Which two rivers cradled the first civilizations?
Tigris and Euphrates
Which period of Egyptian history is known as "The Age of the Empire"?
The New kingdom
The greatest Egyptian warrior-king, sometimes called the "Napoleon of Egypt," was
Thutmose III
Which of the following civilizations was used by God to protect and provide for His chosen people?
Persian
_______________ code is a code of laws.
Hammurabi's Code
True/False
The hebrews were polytheistic.
What geographic factor helped preserve the monuments, the documents, and the bodies of ancient Egyptian rulers?
Desert
Which period of Egyptian history is known as "The Age of the Pharaohs"?
Old kingdom
One of the few female rulers of Egypt was
Hatshepsut
Belshazzar was conquered by the
Medes and Persians
The study of celestial bodies?
Astronomy
Purple dye and cedar trees were two valuable natural resources of the Arabians.
False - it was the Phoenicians
The prophet Ezekiel foretold the destruction of which Phoenician city?
Tyre
When did the secular historians acknowledge the Hittites existence?
20th Century
Who is the God of Hinduism?
Brahman
Which civilization supplied much of the materials needed for the building of the Hebrew temple?
Phoenicians
The dispersion, or scattering, of the Jews is known as the
Diaspora
True/False
Ancestor worship was apart of the Indian civilization?
False - Chinese
Sanskrit is the language where
India
During which period did the Israelites move to Egypt?
Middle Kingdom ) Time of peace)
During which ruler's reign did the New Babylonian Empire reach its height?
Nebuchadnezzar
The Bible refers to Cyrus as
The Lords Anointed