Module 3 Seafaring Traders + The Origins of Judaism

Question 1

Which man made a covenant with God, changed his name, and moved his family from Ur to Canaan?

Accepted Answer

Abraham

Question 2

Judaism is considered the first monotheistic religion. What does that mean?

Accepted Answer

Worships only one god

Question 3

What was the most important legacy of the Phoenician people?

Accepted Answer

An Alphabet

Question 4

What is the Torah?

Accepted Answer

The first five books of the hebrew bible

Question 5

The Phoenicians were a great seafaring people due to their skill in

Accepted Answer

Shipbuilding

Question 6

We know about the Minoans because of the excavation of which city?

Accepted Answer

Knossos

Question 7

What does the word "covenant" mean?

Accepted Answer

a sacred agreement

Question 8

Which man freed the Jews from slavery?

Accepted Answer

Moses

Question 9

Which one of these did Solomon do?

Accepted Answer

Built a temple

Question 10

Moses climbed Mount Sinai and retrieved what from God?

Accepted Answer

The Ten Commandments

Question 11

What did the Babylonian King Nebuhcadrezzar do after conquering Judah?

Accepted Answer

Destroy the temple and banish the Jews to Babylon

Question 12

Exodus means "departure." In the history of the Israelites, the Exodus was the departure from

Accepted Answer

Egypt.

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