The First Millennium (The Early Iron Age)

Question 1

the early iron age

Answer 1

c. 1200-750 BC

Question 2

disruption in the Near East

Answer 2

c. 1200 BC; political and social upheaval; most likely caused by migrating peoples

Question 3

Aramaic and Chaldean tribes

Answer 3

invaded into Assyria and Babylonia; came from the steppes and deserts between Palestine and Mesopotamia

Question 4

“sea peoples” (Philistines)

Answer 4

invaders from the eastern Mediterranean; name given to them by Egyptians

Question 5

the third intermediate period in Egypt

Answer 5

c. 1100-715 BC; Amon’s high priest in Thebes as semi-independent ruler, Libyans in the delta area

Question 6

Late kingdom in Egypt

Answer 6

c. 715-332 BC; almost always ruled by foreign powers (Nubians, Assyrians, Persians)

Question 7

Damascus, Carchemish

Answer 7

city states in Syria

Question 8

Byblos, Tyre, Sidon

Answer 8

Phoenician city states

Question 9

Phoenicians

Answer 9

called themselves Canaanites; passed the Near Eastern culture to Europe, enabled contacts between the Greeks and people in the Near East; 10th century onwards explored the Mediterranean and reached the Spanish coast, Cyprus, North Africa; alphabetic script which contained only 22 signs

Question 10

Saul

Answer 10

first king of the Israelites

Question 11

David

Answer 11

second king (c. 1000 BC) who ousted Saul to the enemy and assumed control of the throne

Question 12

Solomon

Answer 12

David’s son and successor, built the temple for the God in Jerusalem