Stoneking - WHI - Chapter 3
Exodus
A mass departure
Covenant
An agreement with a god
Essay Question, research your answer in the textbook or online!
Discuss at least four reasons the Persians were able to maintain a strong stable government?
Hittite
First army in the Middle East to use iron weapons
Lydians
First culture to use coins and set prices for goods
Diasphora
Greek word for "scattered"
Israel, 12 tribes of Israel (must be in this order)
Jacob, also known as _________, was father to 12 sons who became leaders of _____
Jerusalem
King David set up the capital of Israel in ______.
Solomon
King David's son who commissioned a large temple
Judges
Leaders of the 12 tribes were known as _____.
Moses
Led the Israelites out of Egypt to escape slavery
Confederation
Loose political unionists
Prophets
Messengers of God
Alphabet
PHOENICIANS merchants used and improved the ____ to keep track of complex buisiness deal.
Cyrus II
Persian King who allowed Israelites to rebuild their temple in Judah
Xerces
Persian king who led a disatrous military campaign
Zoroaster
Persian prophet who preached about struggle between good and evil
Satraps
Provincial Governors
Colony
Settlement of people
Chaldeans
The "New Babylonians" was the nickname of the ____.
Provincial Leaders
The Aramaean kings had their authority frequently challenged by ____.
Syria, Damascus (must be in this order)
The Aramaeans settled in central ______ around 1200 B.C with their capital at _______
Babylon
The Chaldeans exiled some Israelites to _____.
Anatolia
The Hittites set up city-states on the ______ plateu
Sea
The Phoenicians lacked farmland so they turned to the _____ for a living.
Assyrians
The _______ burned cities, tortured, and killed captives, and imposed high taxes.
Monotheism
The belief in ONE god
Nebuchadnezzar, Hanging Gardens (in this order)
The greatest Chaldean ruler was _____ and he had built, the ___________.
Jordan
The land of Canaan made up modern day Lebanon, Israel, and _____.
Yahweh
The name of the Israelites' God
Barter
The system of exchange of goods for goods
Essay Question, research your answer in the textbook or online!
What was the Royal Road, why was it important, and what are three things about it that made it special from other roads at the time?
Essay Question, research your answer in the textbook or online!
What were at least four things that Zoroaster preached?
Alphabet
Written symbols that came after glory writing
Abraham
_____ was a herder and trader who lived in Ur and was told to move to Canaan by God.
