Mesopotamia refers to the area between these two rivers
What are the Tigris and Euphrates.
100
This group was originally from northern Mesopotamia, near the city of Assur along the upper Tigris River.
What are the Assyrians.
100
In return for the shepherd Abraham's obedience, God made a _________________ to him.
What is a covenant.
100
This was the Persian term for governor. Each one governed a region in the emperor's name.
What is a satrap.
100
This is the term for the worship of many gods.
What is polytheism.
200
This is another name for Mesopotamia, and refers to the farming climate of the region.
What is the Fertile Crescent.
200
This group may have come from the steppes, or arid grasslands, north of the Black Sea.
What are the Indo-Europeans.
200
Another term for "ancestral father"; Abraham, his son Issac, and Issac's son Jacob are examples.
What is a patriarch.
200
This Persian king defeated the Median army and united the Persians and the Medes under his rule.
Who is Cyrus the Great.
200
The term dynasty refers to a series of rulers from one ___________.
What is family.
300
In 1792 BC this Amorite king became king of Babylon.
Who is Hammurabi.
300
This group was a war-like Indo-European tribe developed in Southwest Asia.
What are the Hittites.
300
This is the religious text of Judaism.
What is the Torah.
300
This Persian ruler built Persepolis as a ceremonial capital filled with art and sculpture.
Who is Darius I.
300
Why is the Exodus so significant in Hebrew history?
Ms. O'Neill's judgment!
400
In about 2330 BC this Akkadian ruler created a permanent army, the first ruler to do so.
Who is Sargon I.
400
Under this king, the Chaldeans made the old city of Babylon the capital of their new Babylonian empire.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar II.
400
In this journey, Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt.
What is the Exodus.
400
This is the belief that the world is controlled by two opposing forces, good and evil.
What is dualism.
400
Why were the Hittites able to defeat the Babylonians?
Ms. O'Neill's judgement!
500
Cuneiform was used to write this best-known work of Sumerian literature, which is the story of a legendary king.
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh.
500
Most people consider this the Phoenicians' greatest achievement.
What is the invention of the first alphabet
500
The Jews referred to their enslavement in Babylon as the Babylonian Captivity. It also marked the start of the ________________ - the scattering of Jews outside Judah.
What is Diaspora.
500
This son of Darius I was the last strong ruler of ancient Persia. Even so, he was defeated in Greece.
Who is Emperor Xerxes.
500
Why is the reign of Darius I considered the high point of Persian culture?