Egypt
The three great pyramids at Giza were all built during a period of Egyptian history called what?
the OLD KINGDOM
“Hieroglyph” is a combination of what two Greek words?
hiero meaning “SACRED,” and glyph meaning “carving.”
The middle section of Genesis 12:2-3 represents a turning point between the promises before and the promises after. Whom does God promise to bless before this turning point? Whom does God promise to bless after?
BEFORE THE TURNING POINT, GOD PROMISES TO BLESS ABRAM. AFTER THE TURNING POINT, GOD PROMISES TO BLESS ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE EARTH THROUGH ABRAM AND HIS DESCENDANTS.
Back in Canaan after their first trip to Egypt, the brothers ask Jacob to send Benjamin with them on their second trip. When Jacob refuses, who offers to sacrifice his own two sons if he should lose Benjamin?
Reuben
When THUTMOSE II died in about 1504 (number) BC, his chosen heir was too young to run the government on his own; so who ran it for him?
Hatshepsut ran it for him
What were nomarchs and nomes?
A NOMARCH WAS THE GOVERNOR OF A NOME, WHICH WAS A PROVINCE OF ANCIENT EGYPT
What artifact was the key to deciphering hieroglyphics?
the ROSETTA STONE
What does the name "Isaac" mean?
"HE LAUGHED"
What was the name of the man's whose wife accused Joseph of inappropriate behavior, landing him in prison?
POTIPHAR
The great name of EPHRAIM will often stand for all the tribes of what?
northern Israel
After landing as a slave in Egypt, Joseph rises from bottom to top three times. The first time, he rises from lowly household slave to master of Potiphar’s whole household. What is his second rise?
JOSEPH RISES FROM LOWLY JAILBIRD TO MANAGER OF THE WHOLE JAIL.
The oldest known civilization in India is called the Harappan Civilization, a.k.a. the INDUS VALLEY Civilization
Before setting out to tackle his first monster, Gilgamesh explains his reason for going to one of the gods. Briefly describe his reason.
GILGAMESH GOES BECAUSE HE UNDERSTANDS THAT HE WILL DIE SOMEDAY, AND WANTS TO MAKE A GREAT NAME FOR HIMSELF SO THAT HE WON’T BE FORGOTTEN.
What language do Joseph's brother speak amongst themselves, in front of Joseph, which they assume he doesn't understand, but does?
Hebrew
The name of Jacob’s fourth son, the redeemed JUDAH, will often stand for all the tribes of what?
southern Israel
What were the names of Joseph's 2 sons, born in Egypt?
MANASSEH and EPHRAIM
What is the name of King of SALEM, also called a unique “priest of God Most High” ?
MELCHIZEDEK
On his way to Mesopotamia, Jacob hears who for the first time?
Jacob hears God
What was the name of the second fighting pharaoh, who succeeded in taking back Upper Egypt?
KAMOSE
Until when did Hatshepsut continue to run the government for Pharoah Thutmose II?
Hatshepsut continued to run the government until about 1483 (number) BC, when Pharaoh THUTMOSE III came of age.
When the Hyksos pharaoh Apepi complained about the noise of Sekenenre Taa’s hippos, he wasn’t really complaining about hippos. What was he really complaining about?
APEPI WAS COMPLAINING BECAUSE HE DIDN’T WANT SEKENENRE TAA USING HIPPOS IN RITUALS THAT MARKED HIM AS PHARAOH OF ALL EGYPT. HE WANTED HIM TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE EGYPTIAN PHARAOHS WERE FINISHED, AND THAT THE HYKSOS PHARAOHS WERE NOW THE RIGHTFUL PHARAOHS OF ALL EGYPT.
Abram’s wife Sarai is so desperate for a son that she gives him her maidservant, an EGYPTIAN (nationality) called HAGAR. After hearing from God in the desert, HAGAR names her son Ishmael— what does that mean?
Hebrew for “GOD WILL HEAR.”
What did Jacob use as a pillow, when he sees a LADDER between earth and heaven?
What did Jacob call the place where he hears from God and sees the ladder coming down from Heaven and what does the name mean?
Bethel - Meaning House of God
If the usual guess is correct, then the Eleventh Dynasty ended with an act of murder. What is the evidence of this murder?
THE EVIDENCE IS THE QUARRY INSCRIPTION OF MENTUHOTEP IV, THE LAST PHARAOH OF THE ELEVENTH DYNASTY. THE FIRST PHARAOH OF THE TWELFTH DYNASTY HAS THE SAME NAME AS MENTUHOTEP’S VIZIER, SUGGESTING THAT MENTUHOTEP WAS OVERTHROWN BY HIS VIZIER.