Life in Ancient Israel

Question 1

Judge who destroyed thousands of Philistines when he collapsed Gaza temple upon himself & them

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Samson

Question 2

Through him God established many of the rules & morals for life of the nation of Israel

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Moses

Question 3

How did the prophets influence Judaism?

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Demanded righteousness, protection of weak, mercy & justice

Question 4

He was the first king of Israel ruling from 1020 to 1000 B.C.

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Saul

Question 5

It’s Holy Book with history, laws & teachings of right & wrong are found in Bible Old Testament

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Judaism

Question 6

He is the creator and ruler of the universe. He desires his followers have strict moral conduct

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God

Question 7

Record of early Jewish history & collection of writings sacred to both Jews and Christians

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Bible

Question 8

They are the basis of the Jewish code of laws as given to Moses for Israel by God.

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Ten Commandments

Question 9

Judge who defeated the Canaanites and sang a song of victory

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Deborah

Question 10

What people conquered the Northern Kingdom of Israel?

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Assyrians

Question 11

He is the main person that the Jews trace their ancestry and religion to.

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Abraham

Question 12

Judge who killed a lion with his bare hands & killed 1,000 Philistines with a donkey’s jawbone

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Samson

Question 13

They were and are the special chosen people of God i.e. Israelites or Hebrews

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Jews

Question 14

What happened to the Israelites after the Roman destruction of Jerusalem?

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They were scattered from their homeland by the Romans

Question 15

1st king unified the twelve tribes & led the fight against the powerful iron using Philistines.

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Saul

Question 16

How long did Israel have a united kingdom?

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120 years

Question 17

What happened to the people of the Southern Kingdom of Judah after conquest?

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Exiled and returned to the land after 70 years

Question 18

Leaders of a Jewish rebel army that took control of Judea from the Seleucid Empire

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Maccabees

Question 19

What happened to the people of the Northern Kingdom of Israel after conquest?

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Exile and disappeared from history

Question 20

What did Jews do when the Persians allowed them to return from exile?

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Rebuild the temple and walls of Jerusalem

Question 21

Abraham had no permanent home, traveled from place to place to find fresh pasture for livestock

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Nomad

Question 22

The code forbids people to steal, murder, lie, curse, envy, or commit adultery.

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Ten Commandments

Question 23

How long from invasion of Canaan to Saul becoming King?

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Over 350 years

Question 24

Appointed king of Israel to follow Saul, he was on the run from Saul for a number of years

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David

Question 25

First five books of the Bible. It is Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy

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Torah

Question 26

What happened to Israel in 63 B.C.?

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The Roman general Pompey captured Jerusalem

Question 27

Who? Israelite's trace their origin to Abraham. They believe in one God, creator of everything

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Jews

Question 28

His heavy taxes to pay for building program caused revolt & division of Israel after his death

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Solomon

Question 29

Twelve heroes, used by God to deliver Israel in the centuries after the death of Joshua.

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Judges

Question 30

Which is a basic belief of the Jews?

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All of these

Question 31

What people conquered the Southern Kingdom of Judah?

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Babylonians

Question 32

After Saul and his son were killed in battle, he became the second King of Israel.

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David

Question 33

He completed the conquest of the Promised Land & gave a strong unified Israel to his son

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David

Question 34

Third king of united Israel, built the Temple in Jerusalem, cities, roads, palaces, fortresses

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Solomon

Question 35

Religious leaders communicating God’s will to the people of Israel & Judah from 750 to 550 B.C.

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Prophets

Question 36

Judge who defeated 135,000 Midianites with 300 soldiers

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Gideon

Question 37

Time period of Israel's divided kingdom - what type of things happened?

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All of these

Question 38

It says honor parents, observe the seventh day of the week as a holy day & worship only God

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Ten Commandments

Question 39

A great religion, influenced Islam & Christianity & the ethical values of the Western world

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Judaism

Question 40

Received promises of God for a great future for his descendants. Mostly obedient to God.

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Abraham

Question 41

Jews lived in own settlements, allowed to keep own religion & customs. Some had authority.

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Babylonian Exile

Question 42

Greatest influence from the ancient world for ideas of right, wrong, & justice

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Bible

Question 43

What is the most important historical resource surviving from the Ancient World?

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The books of the Bible

Question 44

He left Mesopotamia, shortly before Hammurabi’s conquest, & roamed Canaan c.1900 or 1800 B.C.

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Abraham

Question 45

Which Greek successor to Alexander & a Seleucid (175-163) defiled the temple?

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Antiochus Epiphanes

Question 46

Which is an example of how the Jews lived under Alexander's successors?

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Harassed by the Greeks, over taxed & had beliefs attacked

Question 47

He was the leader of the Israelites, who led them from Egypt’s slavery in the 1200s B.C.

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Moses

Question 48

Rabbi Hillel said this Laws intent, “That which is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor.”

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Torah

Question 49

As a Shepard boy, he killed a giant, named Goliath

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David

Question 50

Successor of Moses & leader of the Israelites as they started the conquest of Canaan

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Joshua

Life in Ancient Israel

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Life in Ancient Israel

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