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40 Cards in this Set
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In which empire did Belshazzar rule?
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the Babylonian Empire
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Which king conquered the Babylonian Empire?
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Cyrus the Great
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Which king surrounded the city of Jerusalem, but the Angel of the Lord destroyed his army in one night?
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Sennacherib
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How many Assyrian soldiers were killed by the Angel of the Lord?
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185,000
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Which king lost his mind for 7 years, eating grass like an animal?
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Nebuchadnezzar
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Who built the Hanging Gardens for his wife?
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Nebuchadnezzar
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Who saw the hand writing on the wall?
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Belshazzar
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Which empire conquered the Assyrian Empire?
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the Babylonian Empire
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The Assyrian Empire first became great under whose leadership?
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Tiglathpileser III
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Who was the leader of the first great Babylonian Empire?
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Hammurabi
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What is the most important river in Israel?
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the Jordan River
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What is the saltiest body of water in the world?
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the Dead Sea
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Who was the richest and wisest man who ever lived?
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Solomon
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How many Hebrews lived in Egypt when Joseph's family moved there?
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70
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Who was the most well known Canaanite god?
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Baal
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After Joshua died, who led the Israelites?
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judges
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Who was Canaan's grandfather?
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Noah
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Which Canaanite city was conquered with trumpets and shouts?
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Jericho
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What was the Northern Kingdom of Israel called?
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Israel
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How many tribes made up the Southern Kingdom?
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2
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What was the Southern Kingdom of Israel called?
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Judah
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What was the capital of Assyria?
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Nineveh
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Who led the children of Israel into the Promised Land?
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Joshua
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Where did Moses receive the 10 Commandments?
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on Mt. Sinai
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Who led Israel out of Egypt?
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Moses
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How thick were the walls around ancient Babylon?
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wide enough for 2 chariots to ride side by side
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Which king allowed the Jews to return to their homeland and rebuild the temple?
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Cyrus
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How long did the Persian Empire last?
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about 200 years
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Who conquered the Persian Empire?
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the Greeks
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Why did Nebuchadnezzar lose his mind?
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pride
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Which of the kings allowed those he conquered to continue with their customs?
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Cyrus
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Who was captured by the Chaldeans(Babylonians) and taken to their homeland to live?
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Daniel
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Who wrote nearly 300 laws called "codes?"
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Hammurabi
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What enabled the Assyrians to be superior soldiers?
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iron helmets and weapons
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Name the first three kings of Israel in order.
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Saul, David, Solomon
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Which king decreed that everyone had to worship Daniel's God?
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Darius
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Where did the children of Israel wander for 40 years because of their disobedience?
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in the Sinai Peninsula
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Israel became an ancient trade center because traders from what two places traveled through it?
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between Mesopotamia and
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Who was the leader of Israel after Moses died?
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Joshua
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Why couldn't Moses go into the Promised Land?
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he struck the rock instead of speaking to it
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