People
Joshua led what groups into the promised land?
Who are the Israelites?
True/False- The Indus and Yellow river cradled early civilizations.
False- Euphrates and Tigris
Nebuchanezzar was king at the heigh of what empire?
What is the Babylonian empire?
Sumerian's built this type of structure, similar to the Towel of Babel
What are ziggurats?
The wheel and the division of a circle were developed by which civilization?
Who are the Sumerians?
The Israelite kingdom reached its peak under which ruler?
Who is Solomon?
Giza is the location of these ancient Egyptian architecture sights
What are the Pyramids?
Jewish people were allowed to return to their homeland under this empire ruled by Queen Esther
What is the Persian Empire
The term for the scattering of the Jewish people.
What is the diaspora?
The Phoenicians were known for this export which helped build the Hebrews temple.
What are cedar trees?
The messianic line of Jesus was through who?
Farming was the main occupation in this empire
What is Sumerian?
Sumerians, Egyptians, and Assyrians all had this in common for their religion.
What is polytheistic?
the interpretation of human events by the position of celestial bodies is known as what?
What is astrology?
This tribe of Israel is most important because of their connection to Jesus
What is the tribe of Judah?
the Bible refers to this person as the Lord's anointed.
Who is Cyrus?
Modern day Lebanon is the sight of this ancient group who also gave us the alphabet.
Who are the Phoenicians?
Lydians developed what type of currency?
What is coinage?
Early paper developed from this plant in ancient Egypt.
What is papyrus?
Babylon was known for this ancient wonder of the world.
What are the hanging gardens?
Worship of Baal was introduced by which person?
Who is Jezebel?
Moses led the Israelites out of which land?
What is Egypt?
The Rosetta Stone was discovered to translate the hieroglyphics of this civilization.
What is ancient Egypt?
Earliest known form of writing.
What is cuneiform?
The story of the flood is described in which ancient Babylonian text?
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?