World History - Test 2 (fill in blank)

Question 1

he led the children of Israel into Canaan by crossing the Jordan River on dry ground

Answer 1

Joshua

Question 2

these people spread the alphabet as they went on trading ventures

Answer 2

Phoenicians

Question 3

he interpreted Nebuchadnezzar’s dream concerning prophetic empires

Answer 3

Daniel

Question 4

he led the brave Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae

Answer 4

Leonidas

Question 5

the Jews were allowed to return to their homeland by the decree of this king of Persia

Answer 5

Cyrus

Question 6

the Hittites were aided in battle by strong weapons made of this metal

Answer 6

iron

Question 7

they were defeated at the Battle of Salamis

Answer 7

Persians

Question 8

this city controlled the Peloponnesian League

Answer 8

Sparta

Question 9

Alexander the Great was a student of this famous Greek philosopher

Answer 9

Aristotle

Question 10

this empire fell to the Medes and Persians under the reign of Belshazzar

Answer 10

Babylonian

Question 11

Ashurbanipal collected a library of cuneiform clay tablets. He was the last great __________ king.

Answer 11

Assyrian

Question 12

this nation carries the legacy of having a complete written account of its history

Answer 12

Israel

Question 13

the name of the time period between Alexander’s conquest and the Roman Empire

Answer 13

Hellenistic Age

Question 14

this aristocrat introduced democratic principles to Athens

Answer 14

Solon

Question 15

he brought the Athenian democracy to its fullest measure

Answer 15

Pericles

Question 16

God extended the covenant made with Abraham to the Israelites on this mountain

Answer 16

Mt. Sinai

Question 17

the name of the Southern Kingdom of Israel (after it divided)

Answer 17

Judah

Question 18

this Macedonian king conquered most of Greece before he was murdered

Answer 18

Philip II

Question 19

this poet is credited with polishing and refining Greek mythology

Answer 19

Homer

Question 20

the name of 16 cities that Alexander the Great named after himself

Answer 20

Alexandria

Question 21

this peninsula is located in western Asia between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea

Answer 21

Asia Minor

Question 22

name and describe at least three forms of government

Answer 22

1) theocracy - ruled by God
2) democracy - ruled by many
3) oligarchy - rule by a few rich
4) monarchy - rule by one
5) tyranny - a bad form of one-man rule

Question 23

Know locations for the two maps