Chapter 3 The Middle East Flashcards

1
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Empire that came after Sumer

A

Babylon

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2
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Who ruled in 2000-1700 B.C.

A

Babylon

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3
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Bable mean to the middle east

A

“The gate of God”

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4
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In the bible Bable means

A

to confuse

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5
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Babylon rebelled against the sumerian rule in what year?

A

2000 B.C.

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6
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Whose rule officially stated the Old Babylonian empire?

A

Hammurabi’s

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7
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Who was famous for the extensive use of iron?

A

Hittites

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8
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What empire ruled from 600-540 B.C.

A

New Babylonian Empire

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9
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Who conquered Assyria during Nabopolassar’s rule?

A

Chaldeans (from Arabia)

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10
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Who conquered the fertile crescent and southern Israel?

A

Nebuchadnezzar (Nabopolassar son)

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11
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What empire ruled 540-340 B.C.?

A

Persian Empire

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12
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Who conquered Bab.

A

Cyrus of Persia

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13
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Who allowed the israelites to return to jerusalem to rebuild their temple?

A

Cyrus

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14
Q

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

A

Darius and Xerxes

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15
Q

Who created the first postal system?

A

Darius

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16
Q

Husband of Queen Esther

A

Xerxes

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17
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Xerxes’ successor

A

Nehemiah

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18
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False religion of Persia

A

Zoroastrianism

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19
Q

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

A

He was under it

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20
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This area was also called canaan, The Promised Land, Palestine

A

Israel

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21
Q

What religions view israel as central to their beliefs?

A

Christanainty, Judaism, Islam

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22
Q

____ was the main highway for ____ and ____

A

Israel
travel
trade

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23
Q

Who was the father of many nations?

A

Abraham

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24
Q

Why do Israel and Arab hate each other?

A

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

25
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Where was abraham called out of to start a new goldy culture?

A

Sumerian culture

26
Q

Who are the patriarchs or founding fathers of Israel?

A

Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

27
Q

Who lead Israel out of Egypt into the Promised Land?

A

Moses

28
Q

What covenant did God make with Israel

A

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

29
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God’s basic principles of right, wrong, and morality

A

The ten commandments

30
Q

What’s another name for the ten commandments?

A

The Decalogue

31
Q

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

A

Theocracy

32
Q

Who were the great monarchs of Israel?

A

David and Solomon

33
Q

Who was the first king of Israel?

A

Saul

34
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Who was the second king of Israel?

A

David

35
Q

David sins was forgiven but who still sufferd?

A

The nation of Israel

36
Q

Cap. of israel during david’s reign

A

Jerusalem

37
Q

What name means peace?

A

Solomon

38
Q

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

A

Solomon

39
Q

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

A

Israel

40
Q

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

A

Israel
Judah

41
Q

Who conquered the sumerians

A

Assyrian Empire in 721 B.C.

42
Q

Who captured jerusalem in 586 B.C.?

A

Babylonian Empire

43
Q

When was jerusalem captured?

A

586 B.C.

44
Q

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

A

The roman empire

45
Q

When was Jerusalem destroyed?

A

70 A.D.

46
Q

Arabic religious leader from Mecca who founded Islam

A

Mohammed

47
Q

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

A

Mohammed

48
Q

Followers of Islam

A

Muslims

49
Q

Arabic word for flight

A

Hegira

50
Q

Where was Mohammed and his followers forced to flee?

A

Mecca

51
Q

Mohammed conquered ____ and most of the _____

A

Medina and M. East

52
Q

Muhammad’s successors; ruling religious leaders

A

Caliphs

53
Q

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

A

Koran

54
Q

How many times do they have to pray a day?

A

5 times

55
Q

What do Muslims have to do?

A

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

56
Q

Pioneer missionary to the middle east

A

Henry Martyn

57
Q

First modern missionary to the muslims?

A

Ion Keith Falconer

58
Q

Established the arabian mission

A

Samuel Zwemer

59
Q

Why is the middle east an area of importance?

A

oil reserves