Test 2 Ch 3 Flashcards
Nomadic Arabs of the Arabian Peninsula are
Bedouins
One continent that does NOT meet at the Middle East is
AUSTRALIA
In ancient times, millstones were used for
Grinding grain
Phoenetions most valuable
ALPHABET
What did most people of the Middle East do after they ate at noon
Rested
Important Phoenician city trading post in Northern Africa
Carthage duh
What did the Phoenicians make from murex
Purple dye
Early empire builders
Hitties
Powerful ruler who controls Lè empire
Emperor
Made Lè first coins
Lydia (Lè country)
Who was the last king of Lydia, a man famous for his great wealth?
Croesus
List the first three kings of Israel
Saul, David, Solomon
People that were so involved in wickedness that they left no great contribution to the world
Canaanites duh.
Which people conquered the Northern Kingdom of Israel and took them captive.
Assyrians
Which people conquered Southern Kingdom of Judah and took them captive.
Babylonians
The process of making coins
Minting
Group of people traveling together with pack animals is a
Caravan
Most important river in Israel
Jordan
Trade conducted by giving goods for other desired goods is known as
Barter
The chief god of the Canaanites
Baal
The prophet sent by god to warn Nineveh
Jonah
The laws of the Babylonians were gathered and written down by their leader
Hammurabi
The city famous for the Hanging Gardens was
Babylon
The Babylonian king who took Daniel captive and brought him to Babylon was
Nebuchadnezzar
The king who allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple was
Cyrus
Eventually the Persians were conquered by the
Greeks
The lowest place on the earth’s land surface is the
Dead Sea
Which king of Israel built the great Temple at Jerusalem?
Solomon
What city did the Israelites capture using only shouts and trumpet blasts?
Jericho
What plant was used to make a paper-like material?
papyrus
God’s basic rules for right and wrong are found in the
Ten Commandments
Give one reason why the development of coins was so important to trade in the ancient world.
The coins were stamped on both sides, making it more difficult for anyone to cheat by cutting away some of the metal. They were also easier to handle than metal bars and more convenient than barter.
Know the following locations on the maps of ancient Middle East & Asia:
Byblos, Persia, Sinai Peninsula, Nineveh, Lydia, Euphrates River, Assyria, Mt. Sinai, Phoenicia, Red Sea, Black Sea, Rub al Khali, Huang He, Mt. Everest, Mt. Ararat, Caspian Sea, Yangtze River, Himalayas
