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- GEOGRAPHY: REVIEW
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- 1. Name the four major rivers which were influential in Old Testament history.
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- 2. List the three major areas that Abraham traveled from and to during his lifetime.
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- 3. List the two major cities that Abraham traveled from during his early journeys and the two key sites in Canaan where he worshipped the Lord.
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- 4. What are the names of the cities now believed to be covered over by the Dead Sea?
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- 5. What was the name of the mountain where God commanded Abraham to sacrifice Isaac?
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- 6. What's the name of the region and the mountain where the children of Israel wandered and where Moses received the Law?
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- 7. List the five regions surrounding Israel which David conquered during his reign (2 Samuel 5-12).
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- 8. In what major empire was the city of Nineveh located?
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- 9. Name the major empire which would conquer Judah and destroy Jerusalem in 586 B.C.
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- 10. What major empire eventually allowed the Jews to return to the Promised Land?
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- 11. What was the key royal city of the great fifth century Persian Empire?
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- 12. Click on each item in the geography menu and become familiar with its location.