Times and Places

Question 1

King Josiah of Judah dies in battle with Pharaoh Necho

Answer 1

609 B.C.

Question 2

Map #8 (Stretch of River in Northern Egypt)

Answer 2

Nile River

Question 3

The Temple is REBUILT in Jerusalem

Answer 3

515 B.C.

Question 4

Map #5 (Eastern point, just North of Persian Gulf)

Answer 4

Susa (a capital city of Persian empire)

Question 5

The Kingdom of Israel divides into Northern (Israel) and southern (Judah) kingdoms.

Answer 5

930 B.C.

Question 6

Solomon builds the temple in Jerusalem

Answer 6

955 B.C.

Question 7

The Syro-Ephraimite War - Aram (Syria) and the Northern Kingdom (Ephraim) try to force the Southern Kingdom (Judah) to join them in an alliance against Assyria.

Answer 7

“Mid 8th century” 736-732(?)

Question 8

Map #2 (in Judah, southern end of Jordan river, north of the Dead Sea)

Answer 8

Jerusalem (capital of the united kingdom, Judah and Yehud)

Question 9

Rome conquers Palestine

Answer 9

63 B.C.

Question 10

Map #4 (East of mid-Jordan River)

Answer 10

Megiddo or Schechem? (Megiddo was where Pharaoh Necho killed King Josiah)

Question 11

Judah rebels. Babylon conquers Judah and Jerusalem, takes King Jehoiachin and others captive, makes Zedekiah king.

Answer 11

599 B.C.

Question 12

The Northern Kingdom finally falls to Assyria when Samaria is conquered. Israelites deported, other conquered peoples resettled in Israel.

Answer 12

722 B.C.

Question 13

Map #9 (River close to Mediterranean Sea extending from Dead Sea near Jerusalem)

Answer 13

Jordan River

Question 14

Alexander the Great conquers the Persian Empire and beyond, including Yehud.

Answer 14

331 B.C.

Question 15

Map #3 (Northern point at the top right corner of the Mediterranean Sea)

Answer 15

Antioch

Question 16

The Book of the Law is found in the temple in Jerusalem. Josiah leads recommitment to the Sinai/Horeb covenant.

Answer 16

621 B.C.

Question 17

Antiochus IV “Epiphanes” desecrates the temple in Jerusalem.

Answer 17

167 B.C.

Question 18

Cyrus, the Persian king, grants the Jews living in his empire permission to emigrate to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple.

Answer 18

538 B.C.

Question 19

Map #7 (in Northern Egypt, left of the Nile, just where the rivers intersect)

Answer 19

Memphis, a capital of Egypt

Question 20

David becomes king of the united Kingdom of Israel

Answer 20

1000 B.C.

Question 21

Map #1 (upper right point, along Tigris river, midway between the Mediterranean Sea and the Caspian Sea)

Answer 21

Nineveh, a capital of the Assyrian Empire

Question 22

Babylon conquers Jerusalem, DESTROYS CITY and TEMPLE, removes King Zedekiah and many others to Babylon.

Answer 22

587 or 586 B.C.

Question 23

Babylon, under Nebuchadnezzar, conquers Egypt and the remnants of the Assyrian empire at Carchemish and gains control of Judah. King Jehoiakim stays on the throne as Babylon’s vassal. Nebuchadnezzar becomes King of Babylon.

Answer 23

605 B.C.

Question 24

Ezra, the priest and scribe, leads Jews to Jerusalem and reads the book of the Law there.

Answer 24

458 B.C.

Question 25

Nineveh, capital of the Assyrian Empire, falls to Babylon

Answer 25

612 B.C.

Question 26

Cyrus, the Persian king, takes Babylon and gains Babylonian territory.

Answer 26

539 B.C.

Question 27

Assyria (King Sennacharib) conquers Judah, besieges Jerusalem, but leaves the city standing and King Hezekiah on the throne.

Answer 27

701 B.C.

Question 28

Map #6 (Between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, West of Susa)

Answer 28

Babylon, a capital of the Babylonian empire

Question 29

Nehemiah is sent to Jerusalem as governor of the Persian province of Yehud, with permission to rebuild the city walls.

Answer 29

445 B.C.

Question 30

Map #10 (river on Southwest side of Babylon)

Answer 30

Euphrates River

Question 31

Egypt (as Superpower Empire)

Answer 31

15th and 10th centuries B.C.

Question 32

Assyria (as Superpower Empire)

Answer 32

9th and 8th centuries B.C.

Question 33

Babylon (as Superpower Empire)

Answer 33

7th and 6th centuries B.C.

Question 34

Persia (as Superpower Empire)

Answer 34

6th and 4th centuries B.C.

Question 35

Greece (as Superpower Empire)

Answer 35

4th and 2nd centuries B.C.

Question 36

Rome (as Superpower Empire)

Answer 36

Mid 1st century B.C.