Ancient Israel Review Quiz

The spreading of Jewish people outside of Israel is called:

This was the mass movement of people led by Moses out of Egypt to the Promised land.

The Jewish Diaspora is the:

This man started monotheism and was considered the father of the Jews.

The first religion to worship one God, developed among the Israelites.

This sea was used greatly by the Israelites for trade and travel.

The escape of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt to freedom that took 40 years.

Israel is part of which continent?

On the top of Mt. Sinai in the Sinai Peninsula, Moses received these:

This king was responsible for building the Holy Temple to house the Ark of the Covenant.

This king promoted diplomacy by increasing foreign trade and promoting peace treaties.

To banish or expel from one's own country.

A drought in Canaan caused a famine which lead many Israelites to leave Canaan for

Which kingdom was in the South and had 2 out of the 12 tribes of Israel?

Abraham made two of these with God:

The Kingdom of Israel split into two kingdoms after the death of this king.

Who exiled the Jews from their homeland and changed Israel to the province of Palestine?

Egypt is west of Canaan, located on the continent of:

What weakened the Israelites and made them vulnerable to invasion?

This civilization was the 1st to conquer Judah and destroy the holy temple of Jerusalem.

King David made Jerusalem the capital and holy city by bringing this to the city

People of Mesopotamia were not monotheists.  They believed in:

How did Judaism differ from other religions in the ancient world?

The 2nd Temple was destroyed during the reign of this civilization over the land of Israel: