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| A ruler that established the first known empire(Akkadian Empire) |
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| The 6th king of the Amorites who united the land of Mesopotamia |
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| A Babylonian epic poem about the adventures of the legendary hero Gilgamesh |
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| He united Upper and Lower Egypt and ruled from White Walls (Memphis) |
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| A pharaoh the built the Great Pyramid at Giza |
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| The first great woman ruler of Egypt |
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| The greatest Egyptian warrior-king |
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| The pharaoh that would not release the Israelites from their bondage |
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| During his reign Egyptians again started building great structures, and after his death Egypt declined |
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| The pagan god of the Canaanites |
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| He was the chosen "father" of Israel |
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| He was the grandson of Abraham, and his name was changed to Israel which became the name of his nation |
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| A son of Jacob, he saved his family from famine by bringing them to Egypt where he had a position of power |
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| He lead the Israelites out of Egyptian bondage to the Promised Land |
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| The leader of the Israelites after Moses who conquered the Promised Land |
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| A Hebrew king "after God's own heart" |
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| David's son and under whom the Hebrew kingdom reached its peak |
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| In this year the Assyrians destroyed Samaria and carried away the Hebrews |
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| Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and carried away many Jews |
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| He lead the Assyrians in 722 B.C. against Samaria |
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| He lead an army of Assyrians against Jerusalem where an angel slew 185,000 men in his army. He was killed by his 2 sons upon his return |
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| Ruler of the Chaldean Empire under whom the empire reached its height and who conquered Jerusalem |
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| Co-ruler of Babylon after Nebuchadnezzar under whom the Chaldean Empire fell |
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| King of Persia and one of the greatest conquerors who ever lived. He freed the Israelites from Babylonian bondage |
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| A Lydian king that confronted Cyrus and was captured and kept as a prisoner in the Persian royal court |
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| Started the Persian religion, Zoroastrianism |
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| The sacred writings of Zoroastrianism, the belief in one god (Ahura Mazda) |
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