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History Grade 9
History chapter 2.2 and 3.3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was Pastoral nomads known to do? | domesticated animals for food and clothing, and passed on new technology, specially bronze and iron |
| Who over took Egyptians and what were they the first to do? | Hitties, first to use iron |
| 1200BC _________ destroyed Hittie empire | Sea Peoples |
| Items of trade that was popular with Phoenicians: | purple dye, glass, lumber from cedar forest, wine, perfume, pottery, jewerly, wool, and olive oil |
| What color was popular with Phoenicians and why/who wore it? | Purple, it was hard to get because it is rare and not a primary color. You get the dye from a tiny sea snail. Only royalty wore this color and it was popular to trade because of its rareness. |
| Phoenicians were very skilled _______. (what did they do?) | shipbuilders, they used their ships to dominate trade all around the Mediterranean. And as they moved around they spread their ideas as well. Once traveling, they exchanged goods from the Mediterranean for tin. |
| Phoenicians replaced the _______ alphabet into ________. | cuneiform alphabet of 550 characters into phonetic (distinct sounds) of 22 letters. It evolved into the alphabet we use today! |
| Phoenicians created new routes in ______ and _______. | Mediterranean and Atlantic Ocean |
| Phoenicians set up colonies in ______. Their most popular was _____. | western Mediterranean, Carthage |
| Phoenicians believed in Holy Text, called | The Book/ The Bible , Old Testament |
| In Judaism, Abraham is the first to conduct the practice of ______. | circumcision (cutting foreskin) |
| What animal do Jews do not eat and why? | Pig because it is considered to be an unclean animal |
| What did Solomon do? | expanded kingdom, was very wise, wrote a book on how to romance a lady, build Ark of the Covenant (temple in Jerusalem) |
| Decline and Fall of King Solomon: | heavy taxes led to the kingdom splitting into two: Israel and Judah. The Assyrians conquered Israel, Babylonians conquered Judah by Nebuchadnezzar. Territory is conquered again by the Persians then the Greeks, and then the Romans. |
| Assyrians are considered to be the most _______. | cruel civilizations in all recorded history (can remember by the first 3 letters in the name) |
| Assyrians were specialized in _______. | military conquest |
| 4 military uses Assyrians used | 1. Iron weapons 2. Armor 3. Chariots 4. Horseback cavalry |
| What did Assyrians do once they already won a war? | They would do horrible acts of terror, things in public so others know not to mess with them |
| What are siege engines and what did they do for the Assyrians? | a device that is designed to break or circumvent heavy castle doors, thick city walls and other fortifications in siege warfare |
| How could Israel lose if they're "God's chosen people"? | they believed in other gods and God warned them, he wiped out them when they didn't listen |
| What did Sennacherib do? | destroyed 89 cities and 820 villages, burned Babylon, moved capital to Nineveh |
| What did Ashurbanipal do? | last great king in empire, created vast library of over 20,000 works, was the first to create a organized system according to subject |
| The Hittite kingdom reached its height at around 1400 BC with the king ______. | Suppilulium I |
| 3 different names for Hittite group: | 1. Anatolia 2. Asia Minor 3. Modern Turkey |
| Characteristics for Persian Empire | peaceful trading and economic prosperity, most known for kindness, would not burn or loot, honored local customs, ended their slavery in babylon |
| Persian Empire religion | monotheistic |
| Why is Persian Empire/CYRUS so great? (paragraph) | was a military genius, ruled with kindness, would not burn or loot cities, honored local customs, cyrus allowed the jews to return to jerusalem and ended their slavery in babylon, expanded empire |
| Why is Persian Empire/DARIUS so great? (paragraph) | began career as bodyguard, spent years establishing an organized goverment, empire was divided into 20 provinces, he appointed satraps/local governors, that are in charge of the military and tax collection, he built roads that helped trade, concept of $$$ |
| Characteristics of Babylon | strongest empire after the fall of assyrians, ishtar gate and hanging gardens, nebuchadnezzar the second was a spectacular builder, was conqured by cyrus the great |
| Characteristics of Hitties | famous for their skill in building and using chariots. |
| Characteristics of Phoenician's | They were known for their speed and their ability to maneuver harsh seas. Phoenician boats had room for many rowers and were built to sail long distances. |
| Main god of Assyrians + religion | Ashur: winged disc, standing on a snake or dragon. He was the chief god and he oversaw all aspects of the empire, Polytheistic (more than one god) and Ancient Mesopotamian religion ( worships several main gods and thousands of minor gods, + human like) |
| Main god (s) in Hitties + religion | Teshub, the Hurricane God, Tarhun: The god of weather, thunder, and the king of the gods, Tarhun was perhaps the most important of the deities, polytheistic (more than one god) |
| Main god in Phoenicians + religion | Baal, the god of storms and fertility; Astarte, the goddess of love and war, they were polytheistic (more than one god) |
| Main god in Babylon + religion | Marduk: patron god of Babylon, Babylonian king of the gods, who presided over justice, compassion, healing, regeneration, magic, and fairness, although he is also sometimes referenced as a storm god & agricultural deity, POLYTHEISTIC (more than one god) |
| Main god of Persians + religion | Ahura Mazda ("Wise Lord"), zoroastrian (By thinking good thoughts, one is moved to speak good words, and this leads to good deeds.) |
| Which of the following is credited with having the first monotheistic religions? | Isrealites |
| The Phoenicians were known for sailing as far away as _______ and _______. | Britain, West Africa |
| Which innovation helped Darius link his empire from Susa to Asia? | The royal road |
| Which empire took over the northern kingdom of Israel? | Assyrians |
| Who conquered the Persian Empire? | Alexander the Great |
| Which of the following was not a Phoenician city? | Knossos! Tyre Sidon Byblos |
| Which empire conquered Judea and took a sizable portion of its people as captives? | Babylonians |
| Which empire built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? | Babylonians |
| Who is the deity being worshipped in Zoroastrianism? | Ahura Mazda |
| What architectural achievement was Nineveh known for? | Great Library |
| Who was the Persian prophet that believed earth was the battleground for good and evil? | Zoroaster |
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