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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dead sea | a salt lake between Israel and Jordan; the dead sea is the lowest point |
| Jordan river | a river of southwest Asia rising in Syria and flowing about 322 km south through the sea of Galilee to the northern end of the dead sea |
| king David | king of the Israelites after Saul:inified the Jews into a settled nation and established a capital at the city of Jerusalem |
| Solomon | 10th century b.c, king of isreal (son of David) |
| Torah | the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the old testaments |
| Abraham | the first of the great biblical patriarchs, father of Isaac, and traditional founder of the ancient Hebrew nation: considered by Muslims an ancestor of the Arab peoples through his son Ishmael |
| Mesopotamia | an ancient region in w Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers:now part of iraq |
| Nebuchadnezzar | a king of Babylonia,604-561,and conquer of Jerusalem |
| Moses | the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelite out of Egypt and delivered the law during their years of wandering in the wilderness |
| Epic of Gilgamesh | is an epic poem from ancient Iraq and is among the earliest known works of literary writings scholars believe that it originated as a series of Sumerian legends and poems about the mythological hero-king Gilgamesh |
| Ninevah | the ancient capital of Assyria:its ruins are opposite Mosul,on the Tigris river,in n Iraq |
| Tyre | a rich trade port and the major city of Phoenicia,located on the eastern Mediterranean sea in present day southern Lebanon |
| Euphrates river | a river in SW Asia flowing from e turkey through Syria and Iraq joining the Tigris to form the shatt-AL-Arab near the Persian gulf |
| Covenant | a sacred agreement |
| empire | a government under an emperor or empress |
| myth | a traditional or legendary story usually concerning some being or hero or event with or without a determinable basis |
| isreal | a republic in SW Asia on the Mediterranean formed as a Jewish state may 1948 |
| Phoenicians | a native or inhabitant of phoenicia |
| zagros mountains | a mountain range in s and SW Iran,extending along parts of the borders of turkey and Iraq |
| code | a system for communication by telegraph,heliograph,etc..,in which long and short sounds light flashes,etc..,are used to symbolize the content of a message |
| Hebrews | a book of the new testament.abbreviation heb |
| exile | the Babylonian captivity of the Jews |
| black sea | a sea between europe and asia |
| sumer | the site of the earliest known civilization located n Mesopotamia present day Iraq |
| diaspora | the scattering of Jews to countries outside of Palestine after the Babylonian captivity |
| caravan | a group of travelers as merchants or pilgrims journeying together for safety in passing through deserts hostile territory |
| bazaar | a marketplace or shopping quarter one in the middle east |
| famine | extreme and general scarcity of food as in a country of geographical area |
| Tigris river | a river in SW Asia flowing SE from SE turkey through Iraq joining the Euphrates to form the shatt-AL-Arab |
| Assyrians | a native or inhabitant of assyria |
| Hammurabi | 18th century b.c or earlier ,king of Babylonian |
| polytheism | the doctrine or belief in more than one god or in many gods |
| Sargon | king of Assyria,conquered Babylonia and founded the last great Assyrian dynasty |
| alphabet | the letters of a language in their customary order |
| scribe | a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing |
| Chaldeans | one of an ancient Semitic people that formed the dominant element in Babylonia |
| astronomy | the science that deals with the material universe beyond the earths atmosphere |
| ur | a city of ancient sumer in southern Mesopotamia located in present-day south east Iraq |
| Canaan | a region occupied by the ancient Israelites,AKA Palestine,located between the Jordan river,Mediterranean sea,and the dead sea,on site that includes ancient present-day isreal and part of Jordan |
| ziggurat | a temple of Sumerian origin in the form of a pyramidal tower, consisting of a number of stories and having about the outside a broad ascent winding round the structure, presenting the appearance of a series of terraces |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is only one god |
| prophet | a person who speaks for god or a deity or by divine inspiration |
| the ten commands/rules from god | |
| dead sea scroll | a # of leather,papyrus,and copper scrolls dating from 100b.c to 135a.d,containing partial texts of some of the books of the old testament and some non-biblical scrolls |
| Jerusalem | the capital city of modern isreal:holy vity of Jews,Christians,and Muslims |
| chariot | a light 2 wheeled vehicle for one person usually drawn by 2 horses and driven from a standing position used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome,etc...,in warfare,racing,hunting,etc |
| Babylon | an ancient region around southeastern Mesopotamia and between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers now present-day Iraq |
| city-state | a sovereign state consisting of an autonomous city with its dependencies |
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