Test 1 Flashcards
Another name for the Ten Commandments
Decalogue
the biblical name for Sumer
Shinar
capital of the Eastern Roman Empire
Byzantium
symbols used to express ideas
ideograms
human worship, making man into a god
humanism
the founding fathers of Israel
patriarchs
government ruled by God
theocracy
Greek word for “between the rivers”
Mesopotamia
Civil government began _______ the Deluge.
after
The sea-trading _______ helped transmit the alphabet wherever they went.
Phoenicians
______ was perhaps the greatest nation around the year 1000 B.C.
Israel
The inhabitants of Asia Minor, the _______, were the first to use iron extensively.
Hittites
The Bible states that the earth was divided during the days of _____, whose name means “divided.”
Peleg
________ were huge temples built by the ancient Sumerians.
ziggurats
The Persian ruler ______ was called by God “my shepherd” and “my anointed.”
Cyrus
Samuel ______ was called the “Apostle to Islam.”
Zwemer
The _______ Established the world’s first postal system.
Persians
The three great patriarchs of Israel are Abraham, Isaac, and _______.
Jacob
developed the world’s most ancient law code
Ur-Nammu
led the building of the tower of Babel
Nimrod
called Ahasuerus in the Bible
Xerxes
began the Neo-Babylonian Empire
Nabopolassar
established the Old Babylonian Empire
Hammurabi
destroyed Jerusalem and carried away its inhabitants
Nebuchadnezzar
conquered the Medes and established the Persian Empire
Cyrus
What empire’s fall marks the end of the Ancient period of history?
Rome
What was the greatest achievement of the Old Babylonian Empire?
law
Who founded the Muslim religion?
Mohammed
Name the two important rivers that make up the Fertile Crescent.
Tigris and Euphrates
What was Sumerian writing called?
cuneiform
Name the foundational civil ordinance.
capital punishment
What is the false belief that heavenly bodies influence the affairs of men?
astrology
What is the world’s oldest work of literature outside the Bible?
Epic of Gilgamesh
What country was the main highway of the ancient world?
Canaan
Which king expanded Israel’s boundaries and moved the capital to Jerusalem?
David
What is considered the first true alphabet?
Sanai script
The world’s first civilization was developed by the _______.
Sumerians
In what period of the Hebrew language was the Old Testament written?
Classical
What is the focal point of all history?
the advent of Christ
Which Assyrian king built the world’s first great library?
Ashurbanipal
Where did Henry Martyn do a pioneer missionary work?
Persia
Which Akkadian ruler conquered Sumer?
Sargon
The Sumerians wrote on _______.
clay
“Postdiluvian” refers to things that happened after the _______.
Flood
Who conquered the Southern Kingdom of Israel?
Babylonians
