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Bronze Age Civilizations
The Phoenicians
The Hebrews
The Assyrians
The Persians
100
This Syrian city was characterized by high city walls and being a large cultural crossroads
What is Ebla
100
This metal took over the use of bronze
What is iron
100
This is the original name of the Hebrew god
Who is "El Shaddai"
100
Describe two features of the Assyrian army which made them so successful.
What is mounted archers, mounted cavalry with long lances, siege warfare, iron weapons,
100
the deportation of large numbers of Jews to Mesopotamia
What is The Babylonian Captivity
200
This is the language of the Minoan society
What is Linear A
200
Describe the Phoenician system of writing.
What is an alphabet with 22 consonants, eventually borrowed by the Greeks
200
This man was the first of the Hebrew Patriarchs
Who is Abraham
200
What policy did the Assyrians use to try to keep the newly conquered peoples from revolting
What is deportation
200
This king was the founder of the Persian Empire
Who is Cyrus
300
These cities were trading cities on the coast of Canaan
What is Byblos, Tyre, Sidon, and Ugarit
300
This is the kingdom of Lydia's most lasting impact
What is coinage (King Midas myth)
300
This king made Jerusalem the Hebrew Capital
Who is David
300
Who were the Scythians
What is a group of Indo-European mercenary soldiers who fought for the Assyrians and eventually changed sides.
300
This is the first city in Europe occupied by a Near Eastern civilization
What is Thrace
400
This king is at the root of the myth of the Minotaur
Who is King Minos?
400
This society lived East of the Phoenicians and had a monopoly of land trade in the area
Who are the Arameans
400
Which land did the Hebrews occupy and settle in?
What is Canaan
400
This king is called the greatest Assyrian king and created the final phase of the Assyrian Empire
Who is Tiglath-Pilezar III -annexation of Phoenicia, the Arameans, and Babylonia
400
Name two features that Darius established to help the Persian Empire
What is a standard coinage system and The Royal Road, toleration of traditions, standardized law codes,
500
This society built cities as fortresses, built into hills with massive walls such as Pylos and Athens
What is Mycenaean Civilization
500
This is the name of the expensive dye the Phoenicians were known for, extracted from shellfish
What is Tyrian Purple
500
Describe the split of the Hebrew kingdom
What is Judah in the South and Israel in the North
500
The alliance between these two groups eventually led to the destruction of the Assyrian Empire
Who are the Medes and Chaldeans
500
Describe the major Persian Religion
What is Zoroastrianism