Ch 1
What does the word Genesis mean?
Beginning
Who was the King of Babylon?
Hammurabi
What is one of the earliest Babylonian literature we have found?
Epic of Gilgamesh
What was the farmable land of the Nile called?
Fertile Crescent
What made the Egyptian Middle Kingdom different from the Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom allowed officials from outside of the Royal Family to lead.
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Between the rivers
What were the two split Kingdoms of Israel called?
Northern and Southern
Which Jewish prophet was alive and taken to Babylon?
Daniel
What is Egypt’s written language called?
Hieroglyphics
Who freed Egypt from the Persians?
Alexander the Great
Why do we study Mesopotamia?
Because they are the oldest known civilization
Define the Israelite exile. What happened?
What is the capital of Jerusalem?
Israel
Where did Egyptians write hieroglyphics?
Papyrus and stone
What are all the things Greek people focused on?
War, politics, art, philosophy, theater
What is the oldest written language we've found?
Sumerian
Who is Cyrus?
King of Persia
Which country took over Babylon?
Persia
What is the definition of polytheist and monotheist?
Where was Alexander the Great from?
Where did the oldest civilization write their texts?
Stone Tablets
What is Zoroastrianism?
The religion of Persia
The Nile River resides in which country?
Egypt
In Egypt, what did poor males do after the age of 5?
They worked
Who were the Hoplites?