That's Rather Dated
When did Babylon fall?
538.
This King of Assyria was extremely strong, but as well as being a warrior and conqueror, he collected tablets of Assyrian writing together into a library.
King Assurbanipal.
Who was Belshazzar?
He was the son of Nebuchadnezzar. He was not well-liked and betrayed by his own people. He is the king who lost the Babylonian empire to Persia.
Cyrus was the king of which civilization that took over Babylon?
Persia.
Joseph was given a wonderful coat by his very fond father.
Jacob
Zoroaster wrote a law code, the Zend Avasta, for the Persians in what year?
600 BC
The Battle of Kadesh.
Why is the code of Hammurabi Important?
The Code of Hammurabi is one of the first known law codes in civilizations besides the Hebrews.
Sennacherib was the king of a great civilization that tried to conquer the Jews but failed.
Assyria.
King Darius would have been disappointed but unsurprised by his son's unsuccessful attempts to conquer the Greeks. Who was his unlucky son?
Xerxes.
Solon the Wise lived during what time?
630-560 BC.
This leader some up with the legislative system for Sparta.
Lycurgus.
What city did Lycurgus write laws and customs for?
Lycurgus.
At the time of the Maccabean revolt, who were the Judeans revolting against?
The Greeks.
Belshazzar was the rather unpromising son, of which great king of Babylon?
Nebuchadnezzar.
Draco the harsh wrote laws for Athens at what time?
625-600BC
He was a wealthy Athenian noble from a good family, and a winner of the Olympics. He tried to use his popularity as an athlete to seize power. He tried to take over the Acropolis, but failed miserably and ended up fleeing Athens.
Cylon
Who was Pesistratus
He is the most famous of the Athenian Tyrants. He tricked the Athenians into giving him a body guard, and then he used his body guards like thugs to silence anyone who spoke against him. However, he was so charismatic and charming, that most people were taken in by him. He even took possession of the Acropolis. He was driven out once, but he returned and regained power ruling until his death.
Bonus story about the fake Athena.
When the kingdom of Israel split from the kingdom of Judea, there were some prophets who preached in one or other of the kingdoms. Which kingdom did Amos preach to and which kingdom did Ezra preach to?
Amos - Israel
Ezra - Judea
Isaac had 2 sons. His son, Jacob, sought out a wife that his parents would approve of, but their other son married a Hittite.
Esau.
Sappho, the Greek poetess, lived at what time?
630-570 BC
One of the Seven wise men of Greece who studied Astronomy.
Thales
Aniximander and Hecataeus both devoted their lives to doing what?
They studied Geography and made maps.
The people of this city threw out Draco's laws when Solon the Wise wrote new ones.
Athens.
The great inventor, Daedalus, had a rather unlucky son who plummeted to his death while he and his father were trying to escape from Crete.