Ancient History and Biblical Foundations Flashcards

Vocabulary practice cards covering significant biblical terms, ancient civilizations, and historical figures from the Middle East and Eastern Roman Empire.

Decalogue

Another name for the Ten Commandments.

Shinar

The biblical name for Sumer.

Byzantium

The capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Ideograms

Symbols used to express ideas.

Humanism

Human worship, or making man into a god.

Patriarchs

The founding fathers of Israel, specifically Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Theocracy

A government ruled by God.

Mesopotamia

A Greek word meaning "between the rivers."

Civil government

A system of rule that began after the Deluge.

Phoenicians

Sea traders who helped transmit the alphabet wherever they went.

Israel

Considered perhaps the greatest nation around the year $1000\text{ B.C.}$

Hittites

Inhabitants of Asia Minor who were the first to use iron extensively.

Peleg

The individual during whose days the earth was divided; his name means "divided."

Ziggurats

Huge temples built by the ancient Sumerians.

Cyrus

The Persian ruler who was called by God "my shepherd" and "my anointed."

Samuel Zwemer

The individual known as the "Apostle to Islam."

Persians

The people who established the world's first postal system.

Ur-Nammu

The ruler who developed the world's most ancient law code.

Nimrod

The leader who led the building of the tower of Babel.