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DAILY OCTUPLE!!!!! (800 points)
God used the Assyrian Empire to bring judgment down. Which kingdom was the first to fall?
The Northern kingdom
What was the capital of the Assyrians?
Nineveh
DAILY QUINTUPLE!
What was written on all of Nebuchadnezzzar's bricks?
"I am Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon"
What is the name of the region where Babylon was located?
Mesopotamia
How many waves of attack did it take for Nebuchadnezzar to capture the Southern kingdom?
Three
DAILY DOUBLE!
The dispersion of the Jewish people would help spread WHAT about 500 years later?
The gospel
DAILY TRIPLE!
_________ interpreted the dreams of King _____________, who went mad and lived like a beast of the field for __________years.
Daniel interpreted the dreams of King Nebuchadnezzar II, who went mad and lived like a beast of the field for 7 years.
DAILY TRIPLE (each answer worth 200)
Despite Nineveh's response and repentance after Jonah's preaching in about 750BC, it turned its back on God. Though God raised Nineveh to bring judgment on ________________, He later raised up the _______ and _____________ to bring an end of it in 612 BC and the rest of the Assyrian Empire in 605BC.
Despite Nineveh's response and repentance after Jonah's preaching in about 750BC, it turned its back on God. Though God raised Nineveh to bring judgment on His people, He later raised up the Medes and Babylonians to bring an end of it in 612 BC and the rest of the Assyrian Empire in 605BC.
What did King Nebuchadnezzar build to satisfy his wife, hwo was homesick for her mountainous homeland?
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
What does Mene Mene Tekel Peres mean?
God hath numbered your kingdom and finished it. You are weighted int he blaances and found wanting. Your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and Persians.
Which Babylonian king built Babylon into one of the greatest cities of the world with towering moats and elaborate palaces?
King Nebuchadnezzar II
What did Assyrians require of survivors? (of the people they conquered)
Survivors were forced to pay huge sums of money and promise to fight alongside the Assyrians whenever needed
Which king saw a hand appear from nowhere that wrote on the wall?
King Belshazzar
Who used golden goblets from Yahweh's temple to toast to other gods?
Belshazzar
What was the name of Nebuchadnezzar's son who was more interested in archaeology than ruling?
Nabonidus
DAILY DOUBLE! Nineveh had 18 canals that carried water from the ______________ River, which was about __________ many miles away?
DAILY DOUBLE! Nineveh had 18 canals that carried water from the Tigris River, which was about 40 miles away!
What was the name of the especially cruel Assyrian ruler who ascended the throne in 745 BC?
Tiglath-pileser III (TP3)
Who began an imperialistic reign by terrorizing, subduing, and deporting conquered countries?
Tiglath-pileser III (TP3)
In 539 BC, who was on his way to Babylon to conquer it?
King Cyrus of Persia
_________ ended the Babylonian captivity by letting the __________return home to ___________.
Cyrus let the Jews return home to Jerusalem
in 700 BC, who overran all the fortified cities of the Southern Kingdom of Judah (except Judah)?
King Sennacherib
What does "diaspora" mean? What diaspora was caused because of Nebuchadnezzar's attacks?
Diaspora means "spread out"
Babylonian Diaspora
Who succeeded TP3 and what did he complete?
Sargon II and he completed the destruction of the Northern kingdom which was disperses and soon assimilated into the surrounding nations.
Who brought down the Assyrian Empire in 605 BC?
King Nebuchadnezzar II