The Ancient Israelites
What groups wanted Canaan for control of trade routes through it?
ASSYRAINS & CHALDEANS
What laws formed the basic moral laws of many nations?
Ten Commandments
What Jewish holiday commemorates the cleansing of the temple by the Maccabees?
Teachings about the Torah and record of Jewish law…
TALMUND
Chaldean king who captured Jerusalem and exiled 10,000 Jews…
King Nebuchadnezzar
Belief in one God; became the basis for Islam and Christianity…
MONOTHEISM
Weekly day of worship and rest….
Sabbath
Name given to the descendants of Jacob; means “one who struggles with God…”
Israel
What king built the temple in Jerusalem?
SOLOMON
Being forced to live in a foreign country…..
EXILE
First five books of the Hebrew Bible…
Torah
Jews living outside Judah; Greek word meaning “scattered”
Diaspora
Who drove the Philistines out of Israel, and moved the capital to Jerusalem?
David
Romans changed the name of Judah to what name that refers to the Philistines…
Palestine
What Persian king allowed the Jews to return to Judah?
King Cyrus
Period of time when Jews were sent to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar…
Babylonian Captivity
Who warned that going to a temple was not enough and that all must work for a just society?
Prophets
What caused Israelites to leave Canaan and go to Egypt?
DROUGHT
What is present day Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan?
Canaan
Descendants of Abraham who left Mesopotamia and settled in Canaan…
Israelites
Who was a model of devotion to family held up for Jewish girls to imitate?
Ruth
Who raised 12 sons that became the 12 tribes of Israel?
Jacob
Who was the warrior-farmer that was anointed king by the prophet Samuel?
SAUL
Which people translated the Hebrew Bible into Greek, spreading Jewish ideas?
Diaspora
A person who claims to be instructed by God to share God’s words is a ….
PROPHET
Who refused to worship Babylonian gods and was thrown into the lion’s den?
Daniel
Which group lived in the desert, praying for God to deliver them from the Romans?
Essenes
Who founded a school that became a center for Torah studies?
Johanan ben Zakkai
What were the wise sayings of Solomon that were written down?
PROVERBS
Who defeated the Chaldeans and conquered Babylon?
The Persians!
Who led the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Sinai Desert?
Moses!
This popular warrior king wrote many of the Psalms….
David
Where did the Jews meet on Sabbath to pray and discuss their religion?
Synagogues
Who defeated the Persians to become ruler of Judah?
Alexander the Great!
What group fought the Romans for freedom and drove them out of Jerusalem?
ZEALOTS
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