Times and Places Flashcards
King Josiah of Judah dies in battle with Pharaoh Necho
609 B.C.
Map #8 (Stretch of River in Northern Egypt)
Nile River
The Temple is REBUILT in Jerusalem
515 B.C.
Map #5 (Eastern point, just North of Persian Gulf)
Susa (a capital city of Persian empire)
The Kingdom of Israel divides into Northern (Israel) and southern (Judah) kingdoms.
930 B.C.
Solomon builds the temple in Jerusalem
955 B.C.
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.
“Mid 8th century” 736-732(?)
Map #2 (in Judah, southern end of Jordan river, north of the Dead Sea)
Jerusalem (capital of the united kingdom, Judah and Yehud)
Rome conquers Palestine
63 B.C.
Map #4 (East of mid-Jordan River)
Megiddo or Schechem? (Megiddo was where Pharaoh Necho killed King Josiah)
Judah rebels. Babylon conquers Judah and Jerusalem, takes King Jehoiachin and others captive, makes Zedekiah king.
599 B.C.
The Northern Kingdom finally falls to Assyria when Samaria is conquered. Israelites deported, other conquered peoples resettled in Israel.
722 B.C.
Map #9 (River close to Mediterranean Sea extending from Dead Sea near Jerusalem)
Jordan River
Alexander the Great conquers the Persian Empire and beyond, including Yehud.
331 B.C.
Map #3 (Northern point at the top right corner of the Mediterranean Sea)
Antioch
The Book of the Law is found in the temple in Jerusalem. Josiah leads recommitment to the Sinai/Horeb covenant.
621 B.C.
Antiochus IV “Epiphanes” desecrates the temple in Jerusalem.
167 B.C.
Cyrus, the Persian king, grants the Jews living in his empire permission to emigrate to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple.
538 B.C.
Map #7 (in Northern Egypt, left of the Nile, just where the rivers intersect)
Memphis, a capital of Egypt
David becomes king of the united Kingdom of Israel
1000 B.C.
Map #1 (upper right point, along Tigris river, midway between the Mediterranean Sea and the Caspian Sea)
Nineveh, a capital of the Assyrian Empire
Babylon conquers Jerusalem, DESTROYS CITY and TEMPLE, removes King Zedekiah and many others to Babylon.
587 or 586 B.C.
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.
605 B.C.
Ezra, the priest and scribe, leads Jews to Jerusalem and reads the book of the Law there.
458 B.C.
Nineveh, capital of the Assyrian Empire, falls to Babylon
612 B.C.
Cyrus, the Persian king, takes Babylon and gains Babylonian territory.
539 B.C.
Assyria (King Sennacharib) conquers Judah, besieges Jerusalem, but leaves the city standing and King Hezekiah on the throne.
701 B.C.
Map #6 (Between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, West of Susa)
Babylon, a capital of the Babylonian empire
Nehemiah is sent to Jerusalem as governor of the Persian province of Yehud, with permission to rebuild the city walls.
445 B.C.
Map #10 (river on Southwest side of Babylon)
Euphrates River
Egypt (as Superpower Empire)
15th and 10th centuries B.C.
Assyria (as Superpower Empire)
9th and 8th centuries B.C.
Babylon (as Superpower Empire)
7th and 6th centuries B.C.
Persia (as Superpower Empire)
6th and 4th centuries B.C.
Greece (as Superpower Empire)
4th and 2nd centuries B.C.
Rome (as Superpower Empire)
Mid 1st century B.C.