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Ancient Israel Study Guide

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  • Who was the man who led the Israelites out of Egypt?
    Moses
  • True or False: Judaism stressed the importance of treating others well and promoted social justice, equality, and the holiness of human life.
    True
  • What were the 10 commandments?
    A set of Jewish laws the Jews were supposed to live by.
  • What is the order of the Israelite kings we learned about?
    King Saul, King David, King Solomon
  • Why did the Kingdom of Judaea's name change to Palestine?
    The Romans wanted to get rid of any Jewish attachment and acknowledgment of their claim to the land.
  • The Torah consists of the Five Books of...
    Moses
  • True or false: The books in the Hebrew Bible also make up the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.
    True
  • What is the building called where Jewish people worshipped/worship when there was/is no temple?
    A synagogue
  • In the diaspora the Jewish people are lead by these people.
    Rabbis
  • Who were the first people to forced the Israelites of the Kingdom of Judah from their home and into exile?
    The Chaldeans
  • The Israelites and Jewish people today believe in one god. What is this called?
    Monotheism
  • What would the Israelites do for fun?
    They attended festivals and feasts.
  • What did the Jewish people do to keep their religion alive
    They practiced in secret at Synogagues, told stories, and wrote down their history in the Torah.
  • What body of water does the Jordan river flow into
    The Dead Sea
  • Was it the Essenes or the Zealots who lived in caves near the Dead Sea and might have been the ones who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls?
    the Essenes
  • The word "kosher" refers to what?
    Dietary laws of the Jewish people.
  • How did the Israelites grow crops without space for fields?
    They made the hills into terraces.
  • King Solomon was known for creating proverbs which are:
    Wise sayings
  • Why did the Assyrians and Chaldeans want to take over the kingdoms of Israel and Judah?
    They wanted to control the land because of the trade routes that crossed it.
  • Who travelled from Mesopotamia to Canaan/Israel at his god's command?
    Abraham with his wife Sarah, and her handmaid Hagar.
  • What is the Jewish weekly period of rest called?
    Sabbath
  • Who recieved the 10 Commandments?
    Moses
  • True or false: The Jewish people believed that they could have a personal relationship with a loving god.
    True
  • The Israelites returned to Canaan in a journey from slavery to freedom. What was this journey called?
    the Exodus
  • This king united the Israelites when they were threatened by the Philistines.
    Saul
  • The Greek word "diaspora" which refers to the Jews who were forced out of their homeland and living elsewhere means
    scattered
  • Who allowed the Jewish people to return to Jerusalem after the Babylonian Exile?
    The Persians/ Cyrus the Great
  • After Solomon died the kingdom split into two kingdoms called
    Israel and Judah
  • Saul was forced out of power because he
    Turned away from God/ tried to kill David
  • These are religious and moral civil codes given by God to Moses and the Israelites.
    the Ten Commandments
  • The Mediterranean Sea is to the __(provide direction)__ of Israel.
    West
  • True or False: Most of what we know about the ancient Israelites comes from the Tanakh/Hebrew Bible.
    True
  • Where did the Jews go after Jerusalem was attacked.
    They went to the city of Babylon in Mesopotamia.
  • These two religions are closely related to Judaism.
    Islam and Christianity
  • The Assyrians took over which of the Israelite kingdoms: Judah or Israel?
    the Kingdom of Israel
  • King David established (made) a new capital inland from the coast and he called it...
    Jerusalem
  • Why did the Israelites move from Canaan to Egypt?
    There was a severe drought in Canaan which led to famine.
  • Who started the first Monotheistic religion?
    Abraham
  • True or false: the Israelite women were treated very poorly by ancient standards.
    False
  • True or false: The Torah forms the basis of Jewish law.
    True
  • The Holy book of the Jewish people is called the:
    Tanakh/The Hebrew Bible/The Torah
  • The land of the ancient Israelites (Canaan/Israel) lies between which two civilizations we've studied?
    Egypt and Mesopotamia
  • Yohanan Ben Zaccai helped to save the religion of Judaism by founding a what and where did he found it?
    A school to teach Torah in Yavneh.
  • King Solomon was known for building what?
    The Temple in Jerusalem
  • How were the Jewish people introduced to the Greek language and culture?
    Alexander the Great
  • Before he became king, David was famous for
    Killing a giant Philistine warrior named Goliath
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