Test 3 Flashcards
Which ruler was associated with the Tower of Babel
Nimrod
Which ruler was associated with the fall of the Assyrian Empire
Sennacherib
Which ruler was associated with the united Mesopotamia
Hammurabi
Which ruler established the Chaldean Empire
Nabopolassar
Which ruler built the Royal Road
Darius
Which ruler was associated with Pax Romana
Caesar Augustus
Which ruler brought Egypt to its greatest extent
Thutmose III
Which ruler was Israel’s first king
Saul
Which ruler introduced democratic principles to Athens
Solon
Which ruler deported the tribes of the Northern Kingdom of Israel?
Shalmaneser V
Which Roman emperor was the first to persecute Christians?
Nero
What names means “that makes fruitful”?
Euphrates
What term was given to non-Jews?
Gentiles
What early inhabitants of Italy built the first cities?
Etruscans
Where did Octavian defeat Antony’s fleet
Actium
At what mountain pass did the Spartans try to block the Persian advance during the Greco-Persian War?
Thermopylae
Which Roman emperor reigned during Jesus’ crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension?
Tiberius
What is the most common form of the Greek language
koine
Which Roman emperor pushed the boundaries of the empire to their greatest extent
Trajan
Who was the first pharaoh to unite all of Egypt
Menes
What are the dates of the Middle Ages?
A.D. 500 - 1500
Who invaded Belshazzar’s Chaldean Empire
Medes
Where was the first Christian church located
Jerusalem
Who directly caused the fall of the Western Roman Empire
Germans
What French scholar deciphered the Rosetta Stone?
Champollion
When Israel was divided, the Southern Kingdom was called what?
Judah
Who were the prominent, wealthy people of Rome?
Patricians
The city of Pompeii was destroyed by what during the reign of Titus
volcanic eruptions
Who is remembered for asking for wisdom to govern Israel
Solomon
Who was the Carthaginian general that led a large force of men, horses, and elephants across the Alps into Italy
Hannibal
Writing is the greatest accomplishment of the Egyptians
Writing
