Clues:
2. Uruk and Jemdet Nasr, c. 3000 BC, blackheaded people
3. Assur, until Sargon of Akkad
4. Hyksos, ma’at
5. Hammurabi, Kish, Sennacherib
6. Warring states, three kingdoms
7. Realm of the four parts, Cusco
Choices:
Egyptian, Sumerian, Chinese, Incan, Mayan, Assyrian, Babylonian
4) The Hyksos were known as Shepard Kings. It is believes that they lived in Avaris, a town in northern Egypt in the 3rd century BC. Some scholars have postulated that they were the Jewish people, but most of the evidence suggests otherwise. They were expelled from Egypt by (Atmose ?????). [All from my memory of 60 years ago at Bible College}
ReplyDeleteSo we have one.
Delete5) Another Biblical question. It took a little while for my brain to function. Then I remembered that he was an Assyrian king who (if I remember) was beaten by a king of Judah, or was it the other way round? I will leave it to you to decide.
ReplyDeleteJust quickly, in summary:
Delete1. Calendar systems, hieroglyphics, Nojpeten 1697 Mayan
2. Uruk and Jemdet Nasr, c. 3000 BC, blackheaded people Sumerian
3. Assur, until Sargon of Akkad Assyrian
4. Hyksos, ma’at Egyptian
5. Hammurabi, Kish, Sennacherib Babylonian
6. Warring states, three kingdoms Chinese
7. Realm of the four parts, Cusco Incan
5 Hammurabi: Babylonian. Sennacherib: neo-Assyrian.
ReplyDeleteKnew it was one or other of those. Memory lasts about 45 seconds these days. :)
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