Ancient Israelites.

Question 1

What happened to Judah after the Chaldeans took control?

Accepted Answer

All of the above.

Question 2

What are "Proverbs?"

Accepted Answer

Wise sayings that are recorded in the Hebrew Bible.

Question 3

What does the name "Israel" mean?

Accepted Answer

"One who struggles with God."

Question 4

What are "tribes?"

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A social group madeup of different families or clans.

Question 5

Who were Isaac?

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The son of Abraham. After Abraham died, his son Isaac headed the family.

Question 6

What is a "Convent?"

Accepted Answer

An agreement with God.

Question 7

What are "prophets?"

Accepted Answer

A messenger sent by God to share God's words with people.

Question 8

How did the military strength of the Israelite kingdoms compare to their neighboring empires?

Accepted Answer

There were strong and large empires that were formed around Israel.

Question 9

Who were the Philistines?

Accepted Answer

Built walled towns in southern Canaan and formed a strong arm, Maintained their own culture but they also accepted ideas from other groups

Question 10

A group of people in _________ known as the Israelites.

Accepted Answer

Southwest Asia.

Question 11

What are "Psalms?"

Accepted Answer

A sacred song or poem used in worship

Question 12

How did Canaan’s land and climate affect the Israelites’ settlement of the region?

Accepted Answer

All of the above.

Question 13

An ____ gave ____ the new name of Israel

Accepted Answer

Angle, Jacob.

Question 14

Who were Jacob?

Accepted Answer

His sons was the ancestors of the 12 tribes of Israel., The grandson of Abraham and the son of Isaac.

Question 15

According to the Hebrew Bible, why was the Temple Mount considered significant to the Israelites.

Accepted Answer

It was the place where Abraham had tried to sacrifice Isaac., Held the Ark of the Covenant and other sacred objects.

Question 16

What did Nebuchadnezzar do after the Israelites rebelled?

Accepted Answer

Forced thousand of Jewish people to leave Jerusalem and live in Babylonian, Chose the new king tor rule Judah.

Question 17

How are the Israelites life different from the Egyptians and the Mesopotamians?

Accepted Answer

Worship of one god - Monotheism., People in the Israelite culture could have a personal relationship with God, Israelites started out with no kings, and is not a river culture., Did not have a stable environment to grow their kingdoms. Exodus.

Question 18

How was the Jewish religion different than the ancient Egyptian religion?

Accepted Answer

Jewish religion had prophets, the Egyptians had priests, The pharaoh was both the political and religious leader., Egyptians worshipped many gods, Jewish religion worshiped one god., The Egyptians did not have a covenant with God.

Question 19

The land is often called ______ because of God's promise to Abraham.

Accepted Answer

The promised land.

Question 20

Why did the Israelites believe David was their greatest king?

Accepted Answer

All of the answers above.

Question 21

Why was it important that King David united the tribes of Israel?

Accepted Answer

All around them were other groups of people that wanted to destroy them., Allowed them to found the city of Jerusalem and began making their country.

Question 22

What is "Monotheism?"

Accepted Answer

A belief in one God.

Question 23

What is a Tabernacle and why is it important?

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Large tent like structure that housed God’s presence., The tabernacle housed the sacred item called the Ark of the Covenant.

Question 24

What is the central theme of the Ten Commandments?

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Worship one God only., Loyalty to God

Question 25

Why did Abraham and his family travel to Canaan?

Accepted Answer

God told Abraham to.

Question 26

What does "Exile" mean?

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A forced absence from one’s home or country.

Question 27

What is "Judaism?"

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Both an ancient and modern religion.

Question 28

Why did the Israelites eventually turn against Solomon?

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They had to pay high taxes and did not like his building projects.

Question 29

Who were Moses?

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A prophet who was God's chosen leader and received teachings from God., A prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and across the Red Sea.

Question 30

What subjects are covered in the Hebrew Bible?

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The values, ethics and principles of Judaism., Beliefs and history.

Question 31

Who were the Phoenicians?

Accepted Answer

All of the above.

Question 32

What is "Torah?"

Accepted Answer

Teachings that Moses received from God., Teachings that later became the first part of the Hebrew Bible.

Question 33

What did the ancient Israelites believed about prophets?

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They wanted people to understand that should only worship one god., God set prophets to share God’s words with people.

Question 34

What did the ancient Israelites believed about connecting with God?

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Each individual could connect personally to God.

Question 35

What is "Exodus?"

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The departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt.

Question 36

How might reading a series of proverbs affect people?

Accepted Answer

A person might feel inspired to make the world a better place.

Question 37

What are "Commandments?"

Accepted Answer

A rule that God wanted the Israelites to follow.

Question 38

What is God's promise to Abraham?

Accepted Answer

The land would belong to Abraham and is descendants forever.

Question 39

After living in Canaan for many years, ____'s family left because of a _____.

Accepted Answer

Jacob, famine.

Question 40

what did these empires want from the Israelites?

Accepted Answer

Wanted to control the trade routes that ran through the Israelite kingdom.

Question 41

Where did Jacob's family migrated to?

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Egypt.

Question 42

What made Judaism unique among ancient religions?

Accepted Answer

The practice of monotheism.

Question 43

Who were "Abraham?"

Accepted Answer

The ancestor of ancient Israel and the founder of Judaism.

Question 44

What was the outcome of the Assyrian invasion of Israel?

Accepted Answer

Mingling the cultures by bringing other people to Assyria., Forced some Israelites to resettle in the Assyrian Empire.

Question 45

Why did the Egyptians reduced the Israelites to slavery?

Accepted Answer

Because the Egyptian Pharaoh feared that one day the Israelites would rebel

Question 46

What are the long-lasting effects of the Ten Commandments?

Accepted Answer

Helped guide the morals and laws of many future nations.

Question 47

What are "alphabets?"

Accepted Answer

A set of letters or other characters used to write a language.

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