Ancient Civilizations
These people were the first to develop writing.
Who are the Sumerians?
The first king of Israel.
Who is Saul?
This river's name means "that which makes fruitful."
What is Euphrates?
This invention made moving heavy loads easier.
What is the wheel?
This city was where Abraham lived before being called by God.
What is Ur?
These people were the first great sea traders of the ancient world.
Who are the Phoenicians?
This ruler of Babylon created a law code of nearly 300 laws, named after himself.
Who is Hammurabi?
God sent Jonah to this ancient city to urge them to repent.
What is Ninevah?
This invention was a hole lined with pebbles, with a fire at the bottom, for cooking bread.
What is an oven?
This person led the Israelites across the Jordan to take the Promised Land.
Who is Joshua?
The Hundred Schools of Thought period of Ancient China lead to which TWO philosophical ideas?
What are Daoism and Confucianism?
This ruler was the first king to unite Sumeria with Assyria
Who is Ashurbanipal?
This place gets its name because nothing can live in it.
What is the Dead Sea?
This invention was created to make trading easier by eliminating bartering.
What are coins?
This type of disaster caused Abraham's descendants to travel to Egypt.
What is a famine?
These people were the first to mint coins.
Who are the Lydians/Phoenicians?
What Kingdom invaded Egypt using Cats as armor?
Who was the Assyrians?
This place name means "between the rivers."
What is Mesopotamia?
This ancient wonder was built in Babylon because the king's wife missed the flowers of her homeland.
What are the Hanging Gardens?
These events caused Pharaoh to let the Hebrews leave Egypt.
What are the Ten Plagues?
The modern country of Bangladesh is comprised mostly of which geographic feature?
What is a river delta?
This wealthy individual bankrupted Egypt with his gold from Africa
Who is Mansa Musa?
What is Carthage?
Because this color could ONLY be made using expensive Murex from Sea Snails, this color would be known as the color of Royalty
What is Purple?
This Babylonian king was ruling during the time the prophet Daniel wrote.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?