The Battle of Carchemish
This kingdom was in the center of the northern region of Mesopotamia.
Assyrian
How old was King Josiah when he came to Christ?
16
Babylon was near what present-day city?
Baghdad
Cyrus the Great was the leader of what nation?
Persia
Was the Persian Gulf deep or shallow?
Shallow
The Assyrians defeated the Northern or Southern kingdom of Israel?
Northern
What did Josiah restore during his reign?
The Temple
What important city in Judah did the Babylonians capture?
Jerusalem
Were the Persians kind or harsh to those that they conquered?
Kind
Was the Persian Gulf relatively large or small?
Large
Who defeated the Assyrians at the Battle of Carchemish?
the Babylonians
What did King Josiah destroy during his reign?
Places where pagan worship happened
What laws were recorded on a stone column?
Hammurabi Code
The Persians created this road that went from the Mediterranean coast of western Asia Minor to Susa
the Royal Road
What is the climate around the Persian Gulf?
Hot & humid
Were the Assyrians kind or brutal towards those that they conquered?
Brutal
Who served as the high priest while Josiah was king?
Hilkiah
Who built Babylon into a magnificent city?
Nebuchadnezzar II
Which group of people in Persia could read and write several languages and help communicate the King's decrees?
Scribes
What industry was very important around the Persian Gulf?
Fishing
Who came to help the Assyrians at the Battle of Carchemish?
the Egyptians
Who captured Jerusalem before King Josiah was killed?
the Babylonians
What is one thing that Babylon was famous for?
Its hanging gardens
What is the name of the Jewess who became queen of the Persian Empire
Esther
Describe what a "gulf" is
An area of ocean that is mostly surrounded by land except for a small inlet.