History Flashcards

One of Israel's leaders that was at first a humble man, but then became disobedient. He died on the battlefield.

One of Israel's leaders that chose wisdom when God offered him anything. He made some bad choices, and died after ruling 40 years.

A Jewish prophet that warned Ninivah of God's coming judgement.

Judah fell to them in the 500's BC. First ruled by King Nabapollosar.

Israel's leader after Moses died. One of the spies that told the truth.

They were sea traders that were partial to their alphabet. They dyed cloth, and they established a large number of trading posts.

Almost completely forgotten in history, they used resources for conquest and war.

Wise emperors and nations fought against each other making history and leading the way on the path to the birth of Christ.

Where God and Israel made a covenant.

The southern half of Israel after it split.

The first nation to have a chance to build itself under God; God's chosen city.

When King Nabopolassar conquered all of Mesopotamia, it became the Chaldean Empire or New Babylon.

He remembered Cyrus's commandment after he died. He created the royal road.

The Assyrian thirst for world domination began under him.

He deported the ten tribes of Israel in 722 B.C.

He interpreted King Nebuchadnezzer's dreams. He was the right-hand man of many powerful leaders.

He was a great king that led the Persians to many victories. He also freed the Jews.

Nabonidus (His father) had him handle business while he ruled. He saw the hand writing on the wall.

The last great Assyrian king. He collected a library of around 100,000 cuneiformed tablets.

A wise philosopher that chose to poison himself rather than to leave Athens.

Plato's most famous pupil. He recognized order not caused by man. He knew that there had to be a bigger being than man.

He was a great, powerful ruler of the Greek Empire.

It was a civilization centered in Crete. They were descendants of Japeth, son of Moses. Destroyed by an unknown cause.

The Minoans created it. It was larger than four acres, and had excellent plumbing.

King of the Gods that used lightning bolts.

A group of soldiers thought to charge as one with large spears and shields.

Athens surrendered in the Peloponesian war to Sparta.

It was the first dater recorded in history; It was the day the first Olympics took place.

It was a refuge from enemy attacks; it was a seat of government and religion. Was in Greece.

He brought Athenian government to its fullest extent.

Monarchy- Reflecting family structure.

Ptolemy- Egypt. Antipater- Macedonia. Laundon- Syria. Secluces- Eastern part of the Fertile Crescent.

They blocked the Persians from Athens at Thermopylae. He was a Spartan king.

Sparta joined the others to ward off the Persians.

Athens joined together with other cities to defend themselves against Persia.

He made the greatest empire ever known, and he died because of his conquests.

The calling of the false gods into question.

Sparta felt threatened by the ever expanding Athenian empire. Athens was ready to fight, so, they prepared for war.

He was a very powerful king of Macedonia. He conquered lots of land.

He refined stories like the Iliad and Odyssey. He influenced the Mycenaean culture.

Named after Alexander the Great. The most famous with that name is in Egypt.

It was a period between Alexander's conquest and the Roman Empire.

Introduced democratic principles to the Athenian government.

A theocracy is when a nation is ruled by God. A tyranny is when a man does a bad form of monarchy, which is a one-man rule. Aristocracy mean

"ruled by the best". Aristocracy and tyranny are similar in that they are both "ruled by the best", which means, in that case, the richest.

The difference is that tyranny is when one rich bad person rules. You can obviously see which one is better here. Theocracy is better

because although you are punished when you disobey God, you always have someone good watching out for you.