1. The Ancient Israelites

2. What groups wanted Canaan for control of trade routes through it?

3. ASSYRAINS & CHALDEANS

4. What laws formed the basic moral laws of many nations?

5. Ten Commandments

6. What Jewish holiday commemorates the cleansing of the temple by the Maccabees?

8. Teachings about the Torah and record of Jewish law…

9. TALMUND

10. Chaldean king who captured Jerusalem and exiled 10,000 Jews…

11. King Nebuchadnezzar

12. Belief in one God; became the basis for Islam and Christianity…

13. MONOTHEISM

14. Weekly day of worship and rest….

15. Sabbath

16. Name given to the descendants of Jacob; means “one who struggles with God…”

17. Israel

18. What king built the temple in Jerusalem?

19. SOLOMON

20. Being forced to live in a foreign country…..

21. EXILE

22. First five books of the Hebrew Bible…

23. Torah

24. Jews living outside Judah; Greek word meaning “scattered”

25. Diaspora

26. Who drove the Philistines out of Israel, and moved the capital to Jerusalem?

27. David

28. Romans changed the name of Judah to what name that refers to the Philistines…

29. Palestine

30. What Persian king allowed the Jews to return to Judah?

31. King Cyrus

32. Period of time when Jews were sent to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar…

33. Babylonian Captivity

34. Who warned that going to a temple was not enough and that all must work for a just society?

35. Prophets

36. What caused Israelites to leave Canaan and go to Egypt?

37. DROUGHT

38. What is present day Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan?

39. Canaan

40. Descendants of Abraham who left Mesopotamia and settled in Canaan…

41. Israelites

42. Who was a model of devotion to family held up for Jewish girls to imitate?

43. Ruth

44. Who raised 12 sons that became the 12 tribes of Israel?

45. Jacob

46. Who was the warrior-farmer that was anointed king by the prophet Samuel?

47. SAUL

48. Which people translated the Hebrew Bible into Greek, spreading Jewish ideas?

49. Diaspora

50. A person who claims to be instructed by God to share God’s words is a ….

51. PROPHET

52. Who refused to worship Babylonian gods and was thrown into the lion’s den?

53. Daniel

54. Which group lived in the desert, praying for God to deliver them from the Romans?

55. Essenes

56. Who founded a school that became a center for Torah studies?

57. Johanan ben Zakkai

58. What were the wise sayings of Solomon that were written down?

59. PROVERBS

60. Who defeated the Chaldeans and conquered Babylon?

61. The Persians!

62. Who led the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Sinai Desert?

63. Moses!

64. This popular warrior king wrote many of the Psalms….

65. David

66. Where did the Jews meet on Sabbath to pray and discuss their religion?

67. Synagogues

68. Who defeated the Persians to become ruler of Judah?

69. Alexander the Great!

70. What group fought the Romans for freedom and drove them out of Jerusalem?

71. ZEALOTS

72. Good Luck on the Chapter Test! Study, study, and study some more!

73. I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT!