World History - Test 2 (matching or choice)

Question 1

asked for wisdom to rule his kingdom

Answer 1

Solomon

Question 2

pushed Israel to its greatest extent

Answer 2

David

Question 3

first human king of Israel

Answer 3

Saul

Question 4

Israel split after his reign

Answer 4

Solomon

Question 5

killed on the battlefield for his disobedience

Answer 5

Saul

Question 6

this prophet warned the city of Ninevah of God’s coming judgment

Answer 6

Jonah

Question 7

to whom did the Southern Kingdom of Israel fall

Answer 7

Chaldeans

Question 8

this philosopher chose to drink poison instead of being exiled from Athens

Answer 8

Socrates

Question 9

this ancient Greek civilization built the palace at Knossos

Answer 9

Minoans

Question 10

king of all the Greek gods

Answer 10

Zeus

Question 11

a large group of foot soldiers armed with spears and shields; charge the enemy as a group

Answer 11

phalanx

Question 12

the year the Peloponnesian War ended

Answer 12

404 B.C.

Question 13

the first recorded date in history, when the first Olympic games were held

Answer 13

776 B.C.

Question 14

the empire Nabopolassar established after he conquered all of Mesopotamia

Answer 14

New Babylonian

Question 15

this Persian ruler built the Royal Road

Answer 15

Darius

Question 16

in the Greek cities, this hilltop fortress was the seat of government and religion

Answer 16

acropolis

Question 17

the Assyrian Empire began in earnest under this leader

Answer 17

Tiglath-pileser III

Question 18

this king deported the ten tribes of the Northern Kingdom

Answer 18

Shalmaneser V

Question 19

this structure was reflected in the first Greek city government

Answer 19

family

Question 20

how many ways was Alexander’s empire divided?

Answer 20

four

Question 21

this statement best describes the result of Alexander the Great’s conquests

Answer 21

Greek culture was spread throughout the world

Question 22

according to Greek philosophy, this basic idea underlies the understanding of truth

Answer 22

man is the measure of all things

Question 23

this statement best explains God’s hand in human events

Answer 23

kings and their empires were instruments in God’s plan for judgment on nations and for preparation of Jesus’ birth

Question 24

this statement best explains what began the Peloponnesian War

Answer 24

Sparta felt threatened by the wealthy and expanding Athenian Empire