which 7 wonder of the world was Neb. associated with?

(a)  

when did Babylon conquer the Southern Kingdom of Judah?

(a)  

what important building or structure did Babylon destroy in Jerusalem?

(a)  

During the biblical time mentioned above, who provided leadership and encouraged faithfulness among the exiles for the next (a)   years?

which group of people were rich in gold and invented the use of metal coins for money?

(a)  

who invaded Mesopotamia and was able to take Babylon without a fight?when did this happen?

(a)  

____ ended the _________ captivity, allowing the jews in Babylon to return to Israel. this is called the ____ era

(a)  

who led the jewish people back ti Jerusalem and led them spiritually?

(a)  

what famous road did Darius the Great build?

(a)  

what is the name of the Persian religion and who was it named after?

(a)  

name the two Greek words that are the origin of the word Democracy.

(a)  

(a)   was the birthplace of democracy

____ is called the "the father of democracy" because he introduced it to Athens in _______ BC

(a)  

How many citizens were members of the Council in Athenian government.

(a)  

according to legend, who introduced Athens by a wise merchant named (a)   .

who was Ctesibius and what did he do that is noteworthy?

(a)  

which part of the Athenian government existed long before the democracy, even though its powers changed over the years?

(a)  

Persia ruled cities in Asian Minor (Lydia) where the people spoke the language (a)  

the Greco-Persian wars occurred from 499 to (a)   B.C. The Greeks were fighting the Persian Empire for independence

Athens burned the Persian city of (a)  

(a)   was the Persian king during the Persians first invasion of Greece in 490 B.C.

Athens won an important battle against Darius at the battle of (a)   in 490 B.C

which battle during the Persian wars did Xerxes' army have to march through a narrow mountains pass?

(a)  

which battle in Persian wars was fought on the Aegean Sea? and what was the name of the Greek ships used in this battle?

(a)  

what was the final battle of the Persian wars?

(a)  

why did the Persian Empire gradually decline and who eventually conquered it?

(a)  

the (a)   age of Greece is also called the classical period. it took place in the 5th century.

who was the most famous politician during the Classical Period?

(a)  

Pericles led construction of Athens most famous temple on the (a)   , which means "high city"

The Parthenon was dedicated to _______. Inside this temple was a large structure of _______ sculpted by ______ who also sculpted the statue of Zeus

(a)  

what are the three orders of Greek architecture?

(a)  

is located on a plain surrounded by mountains and the sea

(a)  

used long rods as currency

(a)  

government was an oligarchy

(a)  

had an economy based on trade

(a)  

believed the purpose of education was to produce good citizens.

(a)  

education was to make men and women to protect the city-state

(a)  

had slaves run the households, tutored children, worked on farms, and sometimes worked in silver mines.

(a)  

the father of history

(a)  

the famous inventor and mathematician.

(a)  

father of medicine

(a)  

believed the world was evil and concentrated on numbers

(a)  

a sophist who said "man is the measure of all things"

(a)  

asked a lot of questions and was executed for "corrupting the youth"

(a)  

Plato's student and tutored Alexander the Great

(a)  

when and where were the Greek olympics held?

(a)  

which christian emperor banned the ancient Greek Olympics?

(a)  

when were the first modern day Olympics?

(a)  

which Olympic event were woman allowed to enter in?

(a)  

which government ( ancient or modern) has no attorneys, a one day trial, and no appeal process

(a)  

which democracy contained of the Council of 500 ( athenian or US)?

(a)  

how many archons were there in the judicial sections of the ancient Athenian democracy?

(a)