What was the Phoenicians' most notable contribution to history?
alphabet
100
Father of the Hebrews & Founder of Judaism
Who is Abraham?
100
The Assyrian Empire expanded through
military conquest.
100
Who was the ruler of the Chaldeans?
Nebuchadnezzar
100
What religion arose in parts of Persia during Cyrus the Great's reign?
Zoroastrianism
200
How far did the Phoencians trade?
From England to Senegal and the Mediterranean
200
The belief in one god
What is monotheism?
200
The first people to use iron weapons.
Who are the Assyrians?
200
This wonder is the most famous of all Chaldean creations
What are the hanging gardens?
200
Persia was the ________________ empire in the Middle East.
What is the greatest?
300
In which modern country were the Phoenicians located?
Lebanon
300
The Hebrew (Jewish) religious and cultural identity has been greatly influenced by
What is The Torah & the Covenant of Abraham?
300
This is a policy that was started by the Assyrians to create unity in the empire.
What is appoint governors?
300
Who did the Babylonians enslave?
The Southern Kingdom of the Hebrew people.
300
What did Cyrus let his conquered people do?
They could keep their culture.
400
What were two of the major port cities of the Phoencians?
Tyre & Carthage
400
Judaism was different from other ancient religions because the Hebrews
believed in an all powerful god.
400
Why did the Assyrians have a short-lived empire? (3 answers)
They were good at empire building, but not at maintaining it
They used cruelty in their empire to keep people under control
People of the empire rose up against them
400
What name did the Chaldeans take as their own after taking over?
Neo-Babylonians
400
The belief that the earth is a place where a great struggle is fought between the spirit of good and the spirit of evil
What is Zorastrianism?
500
What three things are Phoencians known for?
They were great sailors of the ancient world.
They established colonies in Spain and North Africa.
They traded purple dye.
500
The time when the Canaanites were enslaved in the time of David and Solomon.
What is the Babylonian Captivity?
500
Who was the leader of the Assyrians?
Ashurbanipal
500
What was the name of the key Chaldean ruler before Nebuchadnezzar?
Nabonassar
500
What technology did Darius take from the Lydians to improve his empire?