5th Grade - HISTORY - Chapter 3 Flashcards
They were so wicked they did not leave any important works.
Canaanites
Who was Baal?
The name of a Canaanite god
After Moses, who was the new leader of the Israelites?
Joshua
Who was the first King of Israel?
Saul
Who was King David’s son?
Solomon
Who was the richest and wisest man that ever lived?
Solomon
What was the Northern Kingdom called?
Israel
What was the Southern Kingdom called?
Judah
King Solomon built the great ______ at Jerusalem.
Temple
What was the capital of Assyria?
Nineveh
Who was the prophet that God sent to warn the wicked city of Nineveh?
Jonah
Who was the great leader of Babylon. He developed a set of law.
Hammurabi
What did the King Nebuchadnezzar build that is considered on of the seven wonders of the world?
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Whose empire was known as the First Babylonian Empire?
Hammurabi
Who did God give the ability to interpret dreams?
Daniel
Who did King Nebuchadnezzar find to be ten times wiser than any of the wise men of Babylon?
Daniel
Who was the great leader of the Persians?
Cyrus
What are the Arabs who wander from place to place?
Bedouins
Which people left an alphabet as their most important contribution?
Phoenicians
Which people were among the first to build an empire?
Hittites
Which people were the first to mint coins?
Lydians
Which people were the descendants of Abrahams?
Hebrews
Which people were the great sea traders?
Phoenicians
Which people took the Northern Kingdom (Israel) into captivity?
Assyrians
Who took the Southern Kingdom (Judah) into captivity?
King Nebuchadnezzar
Who defeated the Persians?
They were conquered by the Greeks
God chose the first leaders of Israel and called them _______
judges
After Saul, Israel’s first king, disobeyed God and failed whom did God appoint?
David
King Solomon built the great ______ at Jerusalem
temple
In what great Assyrian city did the prophet Jonah preach?
Nineveh
Whose empire was known as the First Babylonian Empire?
Hammurabi
Name one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and tell why it was built.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon – It was built because Nebuchadnezzar II wanted to make Babylon the most beautiful city in the world.
What three continents come together to form the Middle East?
Africa, Asia and Europe
What was the Middle East called?
The Crossroads of the Ancient World
What is a paper-like material mades from the papyrus plant?
papyrus
This was a kind of sea snail that was plentiful along the Phoenician coast. It was used to make purple dye
murex
What is a peninsula?
A body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides
What is an empire?
a group of kingdoms that are under the control of a more powerful ruler.
What is the powerful ruler that controls an empire?
emperor
This is when you give some of your own goods for something that is needed
barter
What was a caravan?
people who traveled in groups with their pack animals
What replaced the barter system of trade
coins
Between what sea and what river does Israel lie?
Between the Mediterranean Sea and Jordan River
Why was Israel often invaded?
Because of its important location
What is the longest and most important river in Israel?
Jordan River
What is a crack in the earth’s surface called?
Fault
What is the other name of the Dead Sea
Salt Sea
What did God promise Abraham?
The land of Cannan
