Biblical View of History
What is an aspect of human beings that is most unique to them?
Image of God
What famous set of laws was written by an Amorite king?
Code of Hammurabi
What name is often used for God in the Old Testament?
Yahweh
What plant did Egyptians use to make paper?
Papyrus
What Persian satrap (governor) condemned Daniel to the lions' den?
Darius the Mede
All of history is moving towards what part of God's plan?
Redemption
What form of writing using clay tablets was first developed by the Sumerians?
Cuneiform
What people group carried the sinful Jews into captivity for 70 years?
Babylonians
What is the only surviving structure of the seven wonders of the ancient world?
Great Pyramid of Giza
What was the name of the king who saw a finger writing judgment on the wall as he was partying in his palace?
Belshazzar
What is meant by "the seed of the woman"?
Those who follow God and reject the pattern of this world (answers vary)
Until the twentieth century, the Bible was the only known record of which people group?
Hittites
Tax increases caused what major event in Hebrew history?
The division of the nation of Israel
What was one of the few women to ever rule Egypt?
Hatshepsut
What was the major religion of the Persian Empire that still exists today?
Zoroastrianism
What impacts a person's interpretation of the world the most?
Worldview
The ancient Phoenicians introduced the worship of which god to the Israelites?
Baal
What was an early statement of God's plan of redemption?
Abrahamic Covenant
What was a phrase used to describe ancient Egypt that referred to one of its most important natural resources?
DAILY DOUBLE
"The gift of the river"
What empire was known for its cruelty, military might, and mass deportations of conquered peoples?
DAILY DOUBLE
Assyrian Empire
Name the three central truths of the Christian worldview.
- God created everything (Creation)
- The world is broken because of sin (Fall)
- God is working to redeem the world (Redemption)
A worldwide flood is mentioned in which ancient written work?
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Who feared God while the world around him was corrupt and saved his family as a result?
Noah
What pharaoh is considered to be one of the greatest warrior kings to ever rule Egypt and the pharaoh during whose reign the Exodus may have taken place?
Thutmose III
The Persian Empire continued until the rise of which ancient conqueror?
Alexander the Great