Module 7 Quiz!

Moses appeared as a leader among the Israelites and was told by God to lead them out of Egypt.

After a series of plagues and disasters, the Pharoah allowed Moses to lead the Isrealites out of Egypt.

The Israelites finally reached Canaan where they fought the people living there for control of the land.

After Saul died, _________ became king. He defeated the Philistine giant Goliath to become a respected hero.

The Jews have __________ laws that guide them. They cover from how people pray and celebrate holidays.

The Israelites unified under one leader, ______, who became the first king of Israel when the Philistines invaded.

Jewish ideas helped shape the largest religion of western society, Buddhism.

The most rebellious of the Jews were called _________. They did not think they should answer to anyone but God

A lot of Jews moved to Alexanderia in Egypt and after Jerusalem was destroyed even more people moved there.

Some Israelite and Jewish women made great contributions like Queen Esther, the judge Deborah, Miriam, and Ruth.

By accepting the Ten Commandments the Israelites agreed to worship multiple Gods.

Jerusalem lay in ruins including the 2nd temple being destroyed after the revolt against the Romans.

Concepts of _____ are: belief in God, education, justice and righteousness, & observance of religious and moral law.

The Hebrew Bible traces Hebrew ancestry back to __________.

Solomon expanded the kingdom and established trade with ___________ and ____________ which made Israel rich.

The __________heavily taxed the Jews and had no respect for their religion or way of life.

The Hebrews were ancestors of the Israelites and Jews. They were herders.

Rosh Hashanah celebrates the of birth of Jesus on the Jewish calendar.

The most important Jewish laws are the Ten Commandments.

Jewish ideas have greatly influenced cultures in Europe and the Americas.

Yiddish, similar to German, is a Jewish language that was written in Hebrew.

In ancient Isreal, a woman’s husband was chosen by her father, however, a woman could not be forced into marriage.

Because there was no longer a single temple to worship, local synagogues became more important led by local _______

Israelite government and society were dominated by women.

Teaching children the basics of Judaism has always been important in Jewish culture.

When he became king, David established the capital of Israel in _____________.

The ___________, a Jewish family tired of foreign in rule, led a revolt in 160 BC and ruled for about 100 years.

Much of the Jewish culture is based directly in Jewish religious beliefs.

After his death, David’s son Solomon took the throne and organized Israel into 12 districts with governors.

The final part of the Hebrew Bible is 11 books of songs, poetry, stories, lessons, and history.

After being freed by the Perians, many Jews did not return to Jerusalem and settling elsewhere was called the diaspora.

The Romans renamed Jerusalem to Palaestina.

Those Jews that still follow Mosaic laws are called Orthodox Jews.

_________ are people who received messages from God to be taught to others.

Jews worship in synagogues.

Righteousness refers to doing what is wrong.

Abraham makes the journey west to settle in Tyree and his descendants the Israelites live there.

God told Abraham to leave his home in Mesopotamia and to take a long journey west.

Assyrians took over Israel in 722 BC and Judah was later taken over by the Chaldeans in 586 BC.

God gave Moses two stone tablets with the Ten Commandments at _______________.

Due to their growth in Egypt , the Pharoh felt threatened and made all ____________ slaves.

The_____ is 5 books in a collection about Jewish laws and includes the history of the Jews until the death of Moses.

After ________ death in 930 BC revolts broke out and the kingdom split into 2 kingdoms called Israel and Judah.

Solomon built the great temple to God in Jerusalem.

Some Zealots refused to give up and retreated to Mt. Sinai where they were eventually trapped and took their own lives.

In 63 BC the Romans invaded and took over Jerusalem.

In the 530s BC the Egyptians captured Chaldean and released the Jews from captivity.

The _____________were written between 100 BC and AD 50 and helped historians study Jewsih history from that time.

______________ means kindness and fairness in Jewish culture.

On Passover, Jews eat a meal called the _________ where they feast and recall the events of the Exodus.