Old World History And Geography 5Th Grade Chapter 3

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Canaan

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Name of Noah's grandsons.

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Canaanites' most well known god

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Baal

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High Places and Groves

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Places where the Canaanites worshiped their gods and made their sacrificies.

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Did the Canaanites leave any important gifts to civilization? Why or Why not?

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The Canaanites were so busy with their wicked way, that they had no time for great accomplishments.

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Jericho

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Walled city that the Israelites were able to take with just shouts and trumpet blasts.

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Judges

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A leader sent by God to deliver the Israelites when they would cry out in repentance.

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Saul

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The first King of Israel and a great military leader.

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David

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The second King of Israel and beloved by the people and by God. Defeated almost all of Israel's enemies. : )

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Solomon

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Son of David, third King of Israel. One of the richest and wisest man who ever lived.

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Solomon built the magnificent _______________ at Jerusalem.

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Temple

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After the death of King Solomon, the kingdom of Israel was split into a Northern and Southern Kingdom. What was the Southern kingdom called?

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Judah

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After the death of King Solomon, the kingdom of Israel was split into a Northern and Southern Kingdom. What was the Northern kingdom called?

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Israel

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Assyrian Empire

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Located 500 miles northeast of Canaan

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Ninevah

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Great capital of the Assyrians

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King Tiglath-pileser III

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King of the Assyrians around 750BC

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Tribute Money

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A bribe to keep the Assyrians from attacking and killing your city.

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King Sennacherib

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Attempted to destroy the 2 tribes of Judah and boasted that the God of the Jews had no power to save them.

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Jonah

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Prophet sent by God to warm the city of Nineveh that He was going to judge them.

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Babylon

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City located in the middle of the Mesopotamia, on the banks of the Euphrates River.

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Hammurabi

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One of the great leaders of Babylonia around 1700 years before Christ. He ruled for 43 years.

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Code of Hammurabi

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All the laws of Hammurabi written on columns of black stones

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Hammurabi conquered the cities around Babylon and placed them under his rule. This was known as his first empire called _________.

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First Babylonian Empire

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Chaldeans

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Located in Ur, these people were establishing themselves at the site of old Babylon.

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King Nabopolassar

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Chaldean King that with the help of the Medes and Scythians, overthrew the Assyria Empire and established the Second or New Babylonian Empire.

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King Nebuchadnezzar II

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Son of King Nabopolassar. Hoped to make Babylon the most beautiful city in the world.

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One of the seven wonders of the world.

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Hanging gardens of Babylon.

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Daniel

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One of the Jew prisoners taken to King Nebuchadnezzar's palace. He had a gift from God of interpreting dreams.

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King Belshazzar

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Grandson of Nebuchadnezzar

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Cyrus the Great

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Mighty and powerful conqueror who lead the Medes and the Persians to defeat the Chaldean Empire (New Babylonian Empire) in 539 B.C.

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Darius

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Persian ruler that was impressed by Daniel's wisdom and strength and chose Daniel to be one of three presidents who would rule his kingdom.

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Who destroyed the Persian Empire after 200 years?

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Greeks