Socials Chapter 5 Questions

Chapter 5:  According to His Will:  Assyria, Babylon and Persia

Name:  ________________

Example:  Q:  The Assyrians ruled the Middle East for about 100 years from 700 B.C. to 600 B.C.   Who was the first ruler of the Assyrian Empire and how long did he rule? (1 mark)

A:  The first ruler of the Assyrian Empire was Tilglath-pileser III.  He ruled from 745 – 727 B.C.

1.  The Assyrians conquered the Israelites of the Northern Kingdom.  Why did God allow this? (2 marks)

2.  “Not satisfied to merely destroy and replace governments, the Assyrians sought a more thorough and complete conquest” of the people they attacked.    What did they do and how did they do it? (2 marks)

3.  What does the text say were 3 things the Assyrians purposed to gain from their conquests? (3 marks)

4.  How did the Assyrian Empire fall? (2 marks)

5.  Nebuchadnezzar ruled the Chaldean Empire from 605-562 B.C.  God used him to punish Jerusalem.  He took his Jewish captives to Babylon which was the new Empire’s capital city.  Unlike the Assyrians, he treated his slaves better.  Who was the Chief Advisor to Nebuchadnezzar?  What was this man able to do that made him so valuable to the King?  Where did he get his special abilities?  (3 marks)

6.  Describe what happens to Belshazzar to end the Chaldean Empire.  (2 marks)

7.  How was the King of the Persian Empire, Cyrus the Great, different from the Kings of the Assyrian and Chaldean Empires?  (3 marks)

8.  What were some (approx. 3) things the next King, Darius, did to cause the Middle East to prosper? (3 marks)