Grade 6 Chapter 1 Lesson 4

Who were not liked by the people causing the people to rebel and the empire to fall

How long will it be before there is another empire in Mesopotamia?

Who conquered the Jews again?

The people of Ashur were known as expert farmers and they formed an army to protect their valuable area

Jacob's name also meant

______ conquered the Mesopotamian city-states north and south of this home.

The Hammurabi code dealt with all parts of life.

In 620BC shat empires conquered the Jews

When Moses dies, who was the new leader that led the Israelites to Canaan here they found THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL?

Jews livig outside of Judah became known as ______ a word that means scattered

The south kingdom is called Israel and the north kingdom is called Judah

Who was Persia's ruler that allowed the Jews who had been in prison to return home to their homeland

In this covenant, Abraham________

What forced Israelites to move to Egypt where they were enslaved?

What group built a kingdom in Canaan located in southwest Asia at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea?

How many sons did Jacob have that formed their own special tribe known as the _____ tribes of Israel

Under Greek law, some Jews continued to live in Judah and others spread across the empire

What was one of Babylon's major entrances

Who destroyed Babylon, built their own temples, and constructed one of the first libraries in their capital Ninevah

Who conquered the northern kingdom and scattered many Israelites across the empire?

What was the set of laws (Torah) that God gave Moses known as

Because of the death of King Nebachadnezzar in 562 BC the Chaldeans

Canaan is located in Southwest Asia

Assyria controlled the largest empire the region had ever seen. It extended from Persian Gulf through Fertile Crescent,

How many cuneiform tablets with stories of gods were believed to be in the first library?

The Hebrew Bible was translated to

Under whose leadership does the Chaldeans rebuild Babylon

Hammarabi's Code listed how many laws

Abraham had a grandson called Jacob

How tall was the entrance called the Ishtar Gate

The Israelites were first to practice monotheism and the faith became know as Judaism

What becomes the capital of this area and the kingdom's religious and political center?

by 1792, King Hammurabi controlled the entire region- an empire several times larger that Mesopotamia

This code is the oldest set of laws archaelogists have found.

Members of Judaism were called

______ led the rebelllion to overthrow the Assyrians and take control of Mesopotamia

The Kind divided this region into smaller states called

Roads were built to help with trade.

Who became Israel's king

After David's son Solomon dies, what happens to Israel?

The Assyrians used what techniques when attacking a city?

History of the Israelites began in 1800 BC when God made a covenant with

Hammurabi's Code _________

History and beliefs of the Jews was written in

The Assyrian army___________

What event is celebrated every year as a way to celebrate Moses leading God's people out of Egypt

Hammurabi's Empire ended ________

What field was the Chaldeans major discovery allowing them to create an accurate calendar

What has always been a target for invasion because of its fertile farmland

Due to the power of this army,

The translation of the Hebrew Bible to Greek caused

In 167 BC. __________

What kingdom survived causing the religion to be called Judaism and the followers called Jews