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Chapter 6-Lesson 2
lesson 1,2,3, and 4
Question | Answer |
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By 1100 B.C., many Israelites called for a king to unite them against the ______. | Philistines 1 |
Who became the first king of the Israelites? | Saul 2 |
David established a capital city of Israel at Jerusalem. | TRUE 3 |
Which of the following did David accomplish as an Israelite king? | led the Israelites during a time of prosperity 4 |
King Solomon is honored as the greatest king of the Israelites. | FALSE 5 |
After the death of Solomon, the ten northern tribes founded a new kingdom called ______. | Israel |
The two Israelite kingdoms were larger and stronger than their neighboring empires. | FALSE 7 |
Which group captured major cities in the kingdom of Israel? | Assyrians 8 |
Under King Nebuchadnezzar, the Chaldeans captured Jerusalem and made major changes. | TRUE 9 |
The ______ offered hope to the people of Judah sent to live in Babylon. | prophets 10 |
What two kingdoms preserved the Israelite religion? | Israel and Judah 1 |
What did the Israelite prophets urge people to do? | Make the world a better place 2 |
Saul – 1st | king of the Israelites 3 |
David | – King of Israel, a brave warrior, successful leader and talented poet 4 |
King Solomon | – taxed his people heavily to build great things 5 |
Who caused the fall of Israel in 722 B.C. and scattered the 10 tribes? | Assyrians 6 |
Nebuchadnezzar | captured Jerusalem and punished the Jews in 597 B.C. 7 |
The belief in one all-powerful, just, and personal God is called polytheism. | .FALSE 8 |
According to Jewish belief, from which of the following people did all Israelites descend? | Abraham 9 |
Moses led the Israelites on their Exodus out of ______. | Egypt 10 |
Loyalty to God is the central idea of the Ten Commandments. | TRUE 1 |
The ______ helped shape the moral principles of many nations. | Ten Commandments 2 |
Who led the Israelites after the death of Moses? | Joshua 3 |
The Phoenicians were skilled sailors who lived along the Mediterranean Sea in Canaan. | TRUE 4 |
The Philistines developed an alphabet that became the basis of our written communication today. | FALSE 5 |
Joshua helped the Israelites reclaim Canaan with a victory at ______. | Jericho 6 |
After gaining control of Canaan, how did most Israelites earn a living? | farming and herding animals 7 |
During a(n) ______, people are forced to live far away from their homeland. | exile 8 |
While living in Babylon, Jews began the practice of meeting in synagogues. | TRUE 9 |
The conquest by which group allowed Jews to return to Judah? | Persians 10 |
______ were religious scholars who had a deep understanding of the Jewish faith. | scribes 1 |
The book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible presents the Israelite view of human beginnings. | FALSE 2 |
Which book of the Hebrew Bible explains the belief that evil would eventually be replaced by good? | Daniel 3 |
The laws of the Torah shaped family life for the ancient Israelites. | TRUE 4 |
According to Jewish dietary law, which of the following foods is considered unclean? | pork 5 |
Food that is prepared according to Jewish dietary laws is called kosher | TRUE 6 |
Which of the following was forbidden by Jewish dietary law? | eating shellfish 7 |
Who defeated the Persians and brought Greek rule to Judah? | Alexander the Great 8 |
Under Greek rule, few Jews migrated into other parts of the Greek empire. | FALSE 9 |
The Diaspora was a Greek version of the Hebrew Bible that helped spread Jewish ideas. | FALSE 10 |
The Seleucids required the Jews to do which of the following? | worship Greek gods and goddesses 1 |
The annual festival of Hanukkah celebrates the Maccabees driving the Seleucids out of Judah. | TRUE 2 |
The Pharisees urged the Jews to respond to Roman rule by ______. | practicing the Torah's teachings with greater devotion 3 |
Which group was made up of wealthy noble families and included many priests and scribes in the Temple? | Sadducees 4 |
The Dead Sea Scrolls might have been written by the _____________. | Essenes 5 |
The Zealots were ultimately successful in retaking Jerusalem from the Romans. | FALSE 6 |
Yohanan ben Zaccai founded a school that helped preserve the Judaic spirit after the loss of Jerusalem. | TRUE |
*Diaspora | the spread of Jews and their customs and culture beyond the Jewish homeland and across the Mediterranean |
*Judas Maccabeus | judas Maccabeus was Jewish priest that led the guerrilla fight against Seleucid rule. |
“Palestine” | *Romans renamed Judaea “Palestine” as a kind of punishment after crushing a Jewish revolt. |
*Pharisees | *Pharisees gained support of the common people by teaching Jewish families to practice Torah’s teachings with greater devotion. |
FACT | *Some Jewish people wanted to cooperate with the Romans, which others wanted to rebel openly. |
FACT | *The Dead Sea Scrolls reveal a great deal about Judaism during Roman times. The Zealots were the MOST AGGRESSIVE of the Jewish groups |