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were did the Phoenicians live
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what were they successful at.
engineers
mapping
farming
traders
2
were did the Phoenicians live
modern-day Lebanon
modern-day Judah
modern-day Israel
modern-day Chaldeans
3
what was an important part of the Torah
God
The Gods
Abraham
Ten Commandment
4
what is the holy book of Judaism
Torah
Bible
5
When they reached the Red Sea, there was said to be no way to cross it, but God made a way.
he made the water go over them
he parted the waters and let the Israelites go.
he made a bridge
he made the water go under them
6
Three major Kings of Israel
Jacob, David, Solomon
Saul, David, Solomon
Jacob, Abraham, Solomon
Saul, Abraham, Solomon
7
The Assyrians built a system of roads
true
false
8
what two rivers were Mesopotamia located between?
Euphrates River and the Nile River
The Nile and the Tigris River
Tigris River and the Euphrates River
9
Mesopotamia people began to worry about others who might invade their city so what did they do.
created a river
made booby traps
build a wall
have the army stand guard
10
The Assyrians lived to the _____ of Mesopotamia.
West
North
South
East
11
The Hebrew Bible is recordings of _____ history and beliefs.
Judaism
Chaldeans
Assyrians
Israelite
12
Due to the fertile soil in Mesopotamia, farming was very what?
difficult
bad
awful
successful
13
The region where the two rivers meet was called?
judah
Chaldean
Assyrians
Sumer
14
how long ago were the first schools set up in Sumer
over 4,000 years ago
over 5,000 years ago
over 50,000 years ago
over 40,000 years ago
15
People didn't come to Mesopotamia because the soil between the two rivers was very fertile.
False
True
16
why did the Egyptian pharaoh fear the Israelites?
they had a good army
They were being too many of them.
they didn't follow the same religion as him
they were rebelling against him
17
the Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and Romans invaded who
Chaldean
Israel
judah
Both Judah and Israel
18
the people of Israel were forced to leave until when, when the modern country was establish
1848
1844
1948
1944
19
why did the The Israelites leave Canaan?
the soil went bad
drought
Famine
20
Did the Israelites live in Canaan for many years?
Yes
Idk
No
Maybe
21
Mesopotamia was part of a larger region called what?
Person Guilf
Fertile Crescent
Mediterranean Sea
22
who traded purple cloth dyed by sea snails
Isreal
Phoenicians
Assyrians
Judah
23
what did God send that convinced the Pharaoh to let the Israelites free?
famine
10 plagues
drought
10 Commandments
24
Mesopotamia was located in the Middle East, and surrounded by what?
grass
water
dessert
desert
25
what did the Phoenicians trade
food
clothes
cedar lumber
crops
26
what did the king do to the Israelites to reduce them?
he enslaved them
he killed most of them
if they had a son the son would be killed
27
Scribes used a sharp point called a stylus to etch words into what?
clay tablets
paper
wood
stone
28
Judaism influences a lot of popular what religion
polytheism
monotheistic
Israelite
judah
29
After Solomon, Israel was divided into two kingdoms. what were the kingdoms called
?
Chaldean and Israel
Assyrians and Judah
Israel and Judah
Assyrians and Chaldean
30
Sumerian cities started what?
symbols
reading
alphabet
writing
31
After king Solomon, what happened to Israel?
it was divided into two kingdoms
they were taken over
they went to war for independence
it chose a new leader
32
Judaism is both an ancient and modern religion.
False
True
33
who created laws known as Hammurabi’s Code
Abraham
Isaac
David
Hammurabi
34
Judaism believes in one god what is that called.
monotheistic
Christianity
one god
polytheism
35
who saw a burning bush and thought God sent him this to tell the Pharaoh to let his people free
Isaac
Jacob
Abraham
Mosses
36
Mesopotamia was located in what is now the country of what.
Iran
Iraq
Turkey
Lebanon
37
why did pharaoh send his army after the Israelites
to wish them happy birthday
to kill them
to start a war
to make peace
38
The Phoenicians created a(n)
alphabet
symbols
writing
reading
39
Why were the Assyrians so strong
Resources
Military
independent
king
40
Monotheism became a basis for what religions?
Judaism
Christianity
Jewish
Islam
41
who ruled Babylon?
King Hammurabi
King Solomon
King David
42
When the army tried to follow the Israelites through the sea what happened to them
the water drowned them
they made it before the water drowned them
the Israelites stopped them from passing
