Who?
This "great" Persian king allowed the Israelites to return to Jerusalem and rebuild their temple.
Cyrus
A new method of writing using 22 letters that combined to make sounds and words.
Alphabet
Which civilization created the alphabet?
Phoenicians
This "wise" Israelite king taxed the people and forced them to work as laborers. After he died, the kingdom split in two.
Solomon
The belief in one god (or God.)
Monotheism
After the Persians were defeated at the naval Battle of Salamis, the balance of power shifted from Persia to ______.
Greece
The five books of law that guided Jewish life: marriage, family, food, worship, clothing, etc.
The Torah
The "purple dye" people were the
Phoenicians
A group of states or different ethnic groups brought together under a single sovereign power
Empire
Which empire treated others as equals as long as they were loyal to the king and paid tribute?
Persian
The Neo-Assyrians lived in the "Land of ______" but conquered people were forced to live in the "Land Under the Yoke of ______"
Ashur
What Israelite king forced the people to work as laborers and imposed high taxes?
Solomon
A system of provinces ruled by a governor
Satrapies
Judah
The Royal Road stretched from _____ to ______ and helped improve trade within the Persian Empire.
Anatolia (Turkey) to Iran
Which empire was known to use torture and cruel treatment of conquered people?
Neo-Assyrians
A religion based on the belief of a constant war between good and evil.
Zoroastrianism
Name one of the Israelite prophets who challenged polytheistic views of kings and priests.
An underground water tunnel built by the Persians to bring water to the desert.
Qanat