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Israel
Assyria, Babylon and Persian Empires
Greece Act One
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The name of the mountain where God and Israel made a covenant.

Mount Sinai

100

The prophet who warned the city of Nineveh of God's coming judgment.

Jonah

100
The ancient Greek civilization that built the palace at Knossos.

Minoans

100
The philosopher who chose to drink poison instead of being exiled from Athens.

Socrates

200

Led the people across the Jordan River into Canaan while God held the waters back.

Joshua 

200

The empire established by Nabopolassar after he conquered all of Mesopotamia. 

New Babylonian 

200
He is credited for the polishing and refining of Greek mythology.

Homer

200

A large group of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields, trained to charge the enemy.

phalanx

300

The name taken by the Southern Kingdom of Israel when the kingdom divided.

Judah

300

The Persian ruler who built the Royal Road.

Darius

300

He led the Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae.

Leonidas

300

The name of the time period between Alexander's conquest and the Roman Empire.

Hellenistic Age

400

This nation carries the legacy of having a complete written account of its history.

Israel

400

The Assyrian Empire began under this ruler.

Tiglath-pileser III

400

He was an aristocrat who dominated Athens from 461 to 429 B.C., and brought the Athenian democracy to its fullest measure.

Pericles

400
The result of Alexander the Great's conquests was what?

Greek culture was spread throughout the world.

500

Asked for wisdom to rule his kingdom; Israel split after his reign

Solomon

500

He deported the ten tribes of the Northern Kingdom.

Shalmaneser V

500

According to Greek philosophy, what basic idea underlies the understanding of truth?

Man is the measure of all things.

500

He was murdered by his wife in 336 B.C., and is the father of Alexander the Great.

Philip II