Persia, Phoenicia, Hebrew Review
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- What 2 products were most likely to be traded by Phoenicians?
- Purple dye and cedar wood
- Which civilization was the first to practice monotheism?
- Hebrews
- What are the rules that govern ethical behavior for Hebrews?
- Ten Commandments
- Why did Phoenicians become seafarers?
- they had limited supplies of food
- What is the name for the Hebrew god?
- Yahweh
- Who was the Persian prophet who taught of the struggle between good and evil?
- Zoroaster
- What was the greatest contribution made by the Phoenicians to later civilizations?
- alphabet
- What was the important Phoenician colony in northern Africa that provided access to the British Isles, Spain and the Atlantic Ocean as well as control of the western Mediterranean?
- Carthage
- How did Persians treat those they conquered?
- with tolerance
- What is the Hebrew escape from Egypt known as?
- Exodus
- Which civilization is credited with developing the first alphabet?
- Phoenicians
- Who was considered the patriarch of Judaism because he made a covenant with Yahweh?
- Abraham
- What enabled Persian messengers to travel about 1700 miles in 2 weeks through a system of relay stations?
- Royal Road
- What was the message of Zoroaster?
- Individuals must make a choice between the forces of good and evil
- How did the Persians govern their massive empire?
- It was a strong government that was divided into provinces.
- As Jews escaped from Egypt they believed the Ten Commandments were revealed to this person.
- Moses
- The holy writings for Hebrews
- Torah
- Which civilization established trading posts and colonies throughout the Mediterranean?
- Phoenicians
- What was the economy of the Phoenicians based on?
- shipping and sea trade (esp. through the Mediterranean)
- The scattering of Jewish communities outside their homeland
- the Diaspora
- Which civilization used contracts and bills of sale to establish an extensive trading network?
- Phoenicians
- Who ultimately defeated the Persian Empire?
- Alexander the Great
- Where was Persia's westward expansion into Greece halted?
- Persian Wars (Battles of Salamis and Marathon)
- prophet
- one who carries a message from a god
- province
- an administrative district of a larger government
- covenant
- a binding agreement, often religious in nature
- seafarer
- mariner; one who navigates or assists in navigating a ship
- treaty
- an agreement between 2 or more nations made through negotiations
- colony
- people living in a new territory but keeping ties with the parent/native nation
- monotheism
- belief in one god
- Sabbath
- a day of rest that is observed by Jews from sunset Friday to sunset on Saturday