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Land of Canaan Flashcards

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After God scattered the nations at the Tower of Babel, many of the descendants of Ham and Shem remained and settled in the fertile region along the coast of the

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Mesopotamia (Tigris & Euphrates)

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In what year did the Sumerians begin to establish their civilizations in the southern portion of Mesopotamia?

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3000 BC

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3
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What is the earliest known form of writing?

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Cuneiform

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4
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What term means the worship of many gods?

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Polytheistic

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What term means the worship of one god?

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Monotheistic

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What ruler conquered Sumer, built the first empire, and had his capital at Akkad?

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Sargon the 1st

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Where was Abraham’s birthplace located?

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Ur

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The Epic of Gilgamesh gives an account of what biblical event?

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Noah’s Arc

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The first people are known to have a solar calendar were the

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Egyptians

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What so-called science involves predicting the future based on the positions of celestial objects?

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Astrology

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What geographic factor helped preserve the monuments, the documents, and the bodies of ancient Egyptian rulers?

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Desert

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Hammurabi’s code consisted of roughly _________ laws.

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282

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13
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What is the main geographic feature of the land of Egypt?

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Nile river

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14
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During which kingdom period did the Israelites move into Egypt?

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Middle

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The Middle Kingdom of Egypt was followed by a temporary period of foreign rule by the

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Hyksos

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Which period of Egyptian history is known as “The Age of the Empire”?

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New kingdom

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17
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The great female ruler of Egypt was

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Hatshepsut

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18
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The greatest Egyptian warrior-king sometimes called the “Napoleon of Egypt,” was

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Thutmose the III

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Which Egyptian ruler re-solidified Egypt’s place as a Near Eastern power after driving out the Hebrews?

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Ramses the II

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20
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Within Egyptian culture, who was at the top of the social pyramid?

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Pharaoh

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21
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What group of people was favored in Egyptian society but not in many of the other ancient civilizations?

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Women

22
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Within the Hittites civilization, who was the commander of the army?

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king

23
Q

The Phoenicians are descendants of the __________ people.

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Caanites

24
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Which civilization was largely responsible for the growth of paganism in Israel?

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Phoenicians

25
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The Arameans were known as the __________ in the Holy Bible.

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Syrian

26
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Which civilization captured the Arameans?

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Assyrians

27
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Which Aramean city became the capital of international trade?

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Damascus

28
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What language did the Arameans speak?

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Aramaic

29
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Jacob was renamed ________.

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Israel

30
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Which one of the following people was not polytheistic?

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Hebrews

31
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The messianic line to Jesus came through the line of _____________.

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David

32
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On Mount Sinai, which form of government did God establish?

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Theocracy

33
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Who built the Holy Temple of God?

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Solomon

34
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In what year did the Assyrians defeat the northern ten (10) tribes of Israel?

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722 BC

35
Q

How many years were the Hebrews placed into Babylonian captivity?

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70

36
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God desired for the Children of Israel to commit to ____________.

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Monotheism

37
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In what year did the Chaldeans destroy the city of Jerusalem?

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586 BC

38
Q

Which city was built by Nimrod shortly after the Universal Flood?

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Babylon

39
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How many men were killed by the angel of God during the Assyrians’ attempt to invade the city of Jerusalem?

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185,000

40
Q

Which major prophet did God use to specifically prophesy about Cyrus Great?

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Isaiah

41
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Who was used by God to lead the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem?

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Nehemiah

42
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The king at the fall of the Chaldean Empire was

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Belshazzar

43
Q

The Persian empire adopted coinage and gold currency from__________.

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Lydians

44
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The Persian empire adopted cuneiform from__________.

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Symerians

45
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The Persian empire adopted Naval Prowess from the _____________ and ____________.

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greeks and phoneticians

46
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The Persian empire adopted the solar calendar from__________.

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egyptians

47
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Which Greek ruler conquered the Persian Empire in the 4th century BC?

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Alexander the Great

48
Q

The sacred writings of Zoroastrianism are called the ___________.

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Avesta

49
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Which Persian king assisted the Jews in the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem?

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Artaxerxes

50
Q

Within the ancient Egyptian social pyramid, the _______ and ________ were at the bottom.

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slaves and farmers

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