Abeka Old World History and Geography Test 2

Jonah

The prophet sent by God to warn Nineveh

Hittites

These people were among the first to build an empire; for many years, men who did not believe the Bible claimed that these people never existed.

Canaanites

These people were so involved in wickedness that they had no time for great accomplishments and left no great deeds recorded in world history.

Assyria

This nation of fierce conquerors had Nineveh as its capital city; they took captive the ten tribes of the Northern Kingdom of Israel.

Babylonians

This nation's great leader, Hammurabi, gathered the laws of his country and had them written down.

Persia

This nation's king, Cyrus, allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the Temple.

Phoenicians

This seafaring nation's most valuable contribution to the world was an alphabet.

Lydia

This small but prosperous country made the world's first coins.

barter

Trade conducted by giving goods for other desired goods is known as ?

Nebuchadnezzar

Under which Babylonian king was Daniel taken captive and brought to Babylon?

purple dye

What did the Phoenician's make from murex?

emperor

What do we call a powerful ruler who controls an empire?

Carthage

Which city was an important Phoenician trading post in northern Africa?

Babylon

Which city was famous for the Hanging Gardens?

Daniel

Which of the following was not one of the first three kings of Israel? Saul, Daniel, Solomon, or David

Greeks

Which people eventually conquered the Persian Empire?

Croesus

Who was the last king of Lydia, a man famous for his great wealth?

Because the Greeks got their papyrus from ships that came from the Phoenician city of Byblos, they called papyrus and the books that were made from it "biblos." Since the Bible is the greatest of all books, people called it "the Book" or "Biblos"

Why did the Bible come to to be called "Biblos" or "the Book"?

The coins were stamped on both sides and therefore it was more difficult for someone to cut away some of the metal. They were also much easier to handle than bars.

Why was the development of coins so important to trade in the ancient world?

Assyria

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Lydia

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Mt. Ararat

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Nineveh

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Persia

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Phoenicia

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Jordan

most important river in Israel

minting

the process of making coins

Baal

a god of the Canaanites

caravan

a group of people traveling together