Rise of the Israelites

Religious text to many ppl= Christians Used as historical text about places, dates, and ppl Historical story about Israelites who practiced monotheism Israelites, Jews, Hebrews= same group

1900B.C., Abraham msg from God= take his ppl to Canaan= God’s covenant 1800B.C., Famine in Canaan » Egypt 600 years and wrote down beliefs = Torah Pharaoh suspicious=made slaves

Promise land if they follow God’s word Israelites Unique= monotheism Beginnings of the Jewish religion= Judaism

Moses asked for his ppl to return to Canaan, Pharaoh refused Pharaoh=Ramses II 10 Plagues of Egypt – permission to leave

Syke– parting of the Red Sea Moses leads them to Canaan – The Exodus Desert for 40 years Moses=10 Commandments on Mt. Sinai Code of laws for how Israelites should live

Part of the Torah= explains what God considers right and wrong Idea that laws should apply to everyone equally

1020 B.C. – 586 B.C.

Soldiers=Joshua, conquered Canaan King Saul= Built Jerusalem King David= unites the 12 tribes and builds Israel into a powerful kingdom King Solomon= Rich and powerful nation » war and trade

Solomon dies=10 N tribes rebel Kingdom of Israel to the N= 10 tribes Kingdom of Judah to the S= 2 tribes Assyrians attack= scatter the 10 tribes in 722 B.C. “Lost Tribes of Israel”

Chaldeans conquer in 605 B.C. Jews revolted against Chaldeans= crushed by Neb Neb destroys their temples and forces 1000s to Babylon= Babylonian Captivity

Jews practiced their religion Till Persians invaded Cyrus the Great allowed the Jews to go home

Who was the prophet that made a covenant with God? Why is Moses known as the deliverer? Who were the 3 main kings of Israel? Who destroyed the capital city of Jerusalem and why?

Partners Timeline (in chronological order) Major events in the history of the Israelites Minimum of 8 events Minimum of 5 explanations of importance Minimum of 3 pictures