Chapter 3 The Middle East

Question 1

Empire that came after Sumer

Answer 1

Babylon

Question 2

Who ruled in 2000-1700 B.C.

Answer 2

Babylon

Question 3

Bable mean to the middle east

Answer 3

“The gate of God”

Question 4

In the bible Bable means

Answer 4

to confuse

Question 5

Babylon rebelled against the sumerian rule in what year?

Answer 5

2000 B.C.

Question 6

Whose rule officially stated the Old Babylonian empire?

Answer 6

Hammurabi’s

Question 7

Who was famous for the extensive use of iron?

Answer 7

Hittites

Question 8

What empire ruled from 600-540 B.C.

Answer 8

New Babylonian Empire

Question 9

Who conquered Assyria during Nabopolassar’s rule?

Answer 9

Chaldeans (from Arabia)

Question 10

Who conquered the fertile crescent and southern Israel?

Answer 10

Nebuchadnezzar (Nabopolassar son)

Question 11

What empire ruled 540-340 B.C.?

Answer 11

Persian Empire

Question 12

Who conquered Bab.

Answer 12

Cyrus of Persia

Question 13

Who allowed the israelites to return to jerusalem to rebuild their temple?

Answer 13

Cyrus

Question 14

The greatest extent of Persian power was under what two rulers?

Answer 14

Darius and Xerxes

Question 15

Who created the first postal system?

Answer 15

Darius

Question 16

Husband of Queen Esther

Answer 16

Xerxes

Question 17

Xerxes’ successor

Answer 17

Nehemiah

Question 18

False religion of Persia

Answer 18

Zoroastrianism

Question 19

What was special about Persia’s law for the king?

Answer 19

He was under it

Question 20

This area was also called canaan, The Promised Land, Palestine

Answer 20

Israel

Question 21

What religions view israel as central to their beliefs?

Answer 21

Christanainty, Judaism, Islam

Question 22

____ was the main highway for ____ and ____

Answer 22

Israel
travel
trade

Question 23

Who was the father of many nations?

Answer 23

Abraham

Question 24

Why do Israel and Arab hate each other?

Answer 24

Abraham tried to help God by having the child to many nations. So he had a son he wasn’t supposed to have.

Question 25

Where was abraham called out of to start a new goldy culture?

Answer 25

Sumerian culture

Question 26

Who are the patriarchs or founding fathers of Israel?

Answer 26

Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

Question 27

Who lead Israel out of Egypt into the Promised Land?

Answer 27

Moses

Question 28

What covenant did God make with Israel

Answer 28

If they chose to obey him, God would bless and Honor his ppl

Question 29

God's basic principles of right, wrong, and morality

Answer 29

The ten commandments

Question 30

What's another name for the ten commandments?

Answer 30

The Decalogue

Question 31

A nation ruled by God, Human leaders chosen to lead by God?

Answer 31

Theocracy

Question 32

Who were the great monarchs of Israel?

Answer 32

David and Solomon

Question 33

Who was the first king of Israel?

Answer 33

Saul

Question 34

Who was the second king of Israel?

Answer 34

David

Question 35

David sins was forgiven but who still sufferd?

Answer 35

The nation of Israel

Question 36

Cap. of israel during david's reign

Answer 36

Jerusalem

Question 37

What name means peace?

Answer 37

Solomon

Question 38

David's son who reigned as king for 40 years?

Answer 38

Solomon

Question 39

the most powerful nation in the world around 1000 B.C.

Answer 39

Israel

Question 40

Israel split into Northern (____) and southern (____) kingdoms after solomon died.

Answer 40

Israel Judah

Question 41

Who conquered the sumerians

Answer 41

Assyrian Empire in 721 B.C.

Question 42

Who captured jerusalem in 586 B.C.?

Answer 42

Babylonian Empire

Question 43

When was jerusalem captured?

Answer 43

586 B.C.

Question 44

Who conquered Israel a few years before Jesus's birth?

Answer 44

The roman empire

Question 45

When was Jerusalem destroyed?

Answer 45

70 A.D.

Question 46

Arabic religious leader from Mecca who founded Islam

Answer 46

Mohammed

Question 47

received visions from Allah who told him he was the _____ of a new, _____ religion

Answer 47

Mohammed

Question 48

Followers of Islam

Answer 48

Muslims

Question 49

Arabic word for flight

Answer 49

Hegira

Question 50

Where was Mohammed and his followers forced to flee?

Answer 50

Mecca

Question 51

Mohammed conquered ____ and most of the _____

Answer 51

Medina and M. East

Question 52

Muhammad's successors; ruling religious leaders

Answer 52

Caliphs

Question 53

Islam's holy book; contains promises of pleasure for muslims and death for infidels

Answer 53

Koran

Question 54

How many times do they have to pray a day?

Answer 54

5 times

Question 55

What do Muslims have to do?

Answer 55

Give to the poor Fasting during Ramadan 1 lifetime pilgrimage to Mecca

Question 56

Pioneer missionary to the middle east

Answer 56

Henry Martyn

Question 57

First modern missionary to the muslims?

Answer 57

Ion Keith Falconer

Question 58

Established the arabian mission

Answer 58

Samuel Zwemer

Question 59

Why is the middle east an area of importance?

Answer 59

oil reserves