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7th History Test 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| asked for wisdom to rule his kingdom | Solomon |
| pushed Israel to its greatest extent | David |
| first human king of Israel | Saul |
| Israel split after his reign | Solomon |
| killed on the battlefield for his disobedience | Saul |
| What prophet warned the city of Nineveh of God's coming judgment | Jonah |
| To whom did the Southern Kingdom of Israel fall | Chaldeans |
| What philosopher chose to drink poison instead of being exiled from Athens | Socrates |
| What ancient Greek civilization built the palace at Knossos | Minoans |
| Who was the king of all the Greek gods | Zeus |
| What is a large group of foot soldiers armed with spears shields, trained to charge the enemy as a group | phalanx |
| In what year did the Peloponnesian War end | 404BC |
| As the first recorded date in history, when were the first Olympic games held? | 776 BC |
| After Nabopolassar conquered all of Mesopotamia, what empire did he establish | New Babylonian |
| What Persian ruler built the Royal Road | Darius |
| In the Greek cities, what hilltop fortress was the seat of government and religion | acropolis |
| Under what leader did the Assyrian Empire begin in earnest | Tiglath-pileser III |
| What king deported the ten tribes of the Northern Kingdom | Shalmaneser V |
| What structure was reflected in the first Greek city governement | family |
| How many ways was Alexander's empire divided | four |
| Joshua led the children of Israel into Canaan by crossing the Jordan River on dry ground | True |
| The Phoenicians spread the alphabet as they went on trading ventures | True |
| Jonah interpreted Nebuchadnezzar's dream concerning prophetic empires | False, Daniel |
| Leonidas led he brave Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae | True |
| The Jews were allowed to return to their homeland by the decree of Nabonidus, king of Persia | False, Cyrus |
| The Hittites were aided in battle by strong weapons made of copper | False, Iron |
| The Battle of Salamis was a defeat for the Greeks | False, Persians |
| The Peloponnesian League was controlled by the city of Sparta | True |
| Alexander the Great was tutored by Aristotle, a famous Greek philosopher | True |
| Under the reign of Belshazzar, the Assyrian Empire fell to the Medes and the Persians | Babylonian |
| Ashurbanipal, the last great Assyrian king, collected a library of cuneiform clay tablets | True |
| What statement best describes the results of Alexander the Great's conquest | The Greek culture was spread throughput the world |
| According to Greek philosophy, what basic idea underlies the understanding of truth | Man is the measure of all things |
| Which statement best explains God's hand in human events | Kings and their empires were instruments in God's plan for judgment on nations and for preparation of Jesus' birth |
| Which statement best explains what began the Peloponnesian War | Sparta felt threatened by the wealthy and expanding Athenian Empire |
| On what mountain did God extend the covenant made with Abraham to the Israelites | Mt. Sinai |
| What name did the Southern Kingdom of Israel take when the kingdom divided | Judah |
| What Macedonian king conquered most of Greece before he was murdered | Philip II |
| What poet is credited with polishing and refining Greek mythology | Homer |
| What was the name of sixteen cities that Alexander the Great named after himself | Alexandria |
| What peninsula is located in western Asia between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea | Asia Minor |
| What nation carries the legacy of having a complete written account of its history | Israel |
| What is the name of the time period between Alexander's conquest and the Roman Empire | Hellenistic Age |
| Who was the aristocrat that introduced democratic principles to Athens | Solon |
| Who brought the Athenian democracy to its fullest measure | Pericles |
| Compare Israel's theocracy to at least two other forms of government. Which is the best form? Why? | -Israel's theocracy was a government ruled by God Himself - Other forms of government include democracy, oligarchy, monarchy, and tyranny - The best form is theocracy, because there can be no ruler more just, more loving, and more protecting then God Himself |