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4. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Get Ready to Read (cont.) Focusing on the Main Ideas The First Israelites The Israelites believed in one God who set down moral laws for his people. They recorded their history in the Bible.  The Israelites had to fight the Canaanites to return to their promised land.

5. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. The Early Israelites The Israelites built a kingdom in Canaan.  (pages 81–83) Today, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan occupy the land that was once Canaan.  The belief in one god is called monotheism. The First Israelites

6. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. The Early Israelites (cont.) The Israelite faith became the religion of Judaism.  Israelites spoke Hebrew and wrote their history and beliefs in what later became the Hebrew Bible. Judaism influenced Christianity and Islam and helped shape the beliefs of European and American societies.  The First Israelites (pages 81–83)

7. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. The Early Israelites (cont.) The Israelites were descended from Abraham.  Abraham’s grandson, named Jacob, raised 12 sons in Canaan. The Israelites believed God told Abraham to settle in Canaan and worship the one true God.  The First Israelites (pages 81–83)

8. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. The Early Israelites (cont.) After 100 years in Canaan, the Israelites suffered a long drought.  The Egyptian pharaoh enslaved the Israelites.  To survive the Israelites went to Egypt.  The First Israelites To prevent the Israelites from rebelling, the pharaoh ordered all baby boys to be thrown into the Nile River. Their families became the 12 tribes of Israel.  (pages 81–83)

9. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. The Early Israelites (cont.) The pharaoh’s daughter found a baby boy in a basket on the riverbank.  When Moses grew up, he herded sheep in the hills outside Egypt.  She named the baby Moses.  The First Israelites In those hills, he saw a burning bush and heard a voice.  He believed it was God telling him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. (pages 81–83)

10. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. The Early Israelites (cont.) The Bible says that God sent 10 plagues to trouble Egypt.  The last plague killed all the first-born children, except for those Israelites who marked their doors with lamb’s blood.  The First Israelites The plague convinced the pharaoh to let the Israelites leave Egypt.  After the Israelites left, the pharaoh changed his mind. (pages 81–83)

11. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. The Early Israelites (cont.) He sent soldiers after the Israelites.  The Bible says that God parted the Red Sea, so the Israelites could pass.  The First Israelites The water flowed back when the soldiers tried to cross, and they drowned. (pages 81–83)

12. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. The Early Israelites (cont.) These laws were known as the Torah, which became the first part of the Hebrew Bible.  The Ten Commandments—what God believes to be right and wrong—are the most important part of the Torah.  The First Israelites The Ten Commandments helped form the basic moral laws of many nations. On the way back to Canaan, Moses went to the top of Mount Sinai and received laws from God.  (pages 81–83)

13. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. The Promised Land It took the Israelites about 40 years to reach Canaan.  (pages 84–85) Along the way, Moses died, and Joshua took over.  When the Israelites reached Canaan, they found a group of people, the Canaanites, living there.  The Israelites believed it was God’s will to conquer the Canaanites. The First Israelites

14. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. The Promised Land (cont.) Joshua led the Israelites into battle.  They marched around the walls of the city of Jericho for six days.  On the seventh day, the Israelites let out a great shout, and the wall of Jericho crumbled. The First Israelites (pages 84–85)

15. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. The Promised Land (cont.) The Israelites built walled towns to protect themselves.  The Phoenicians were a group of Canaanites who developed an alphabet.  An alphabet is a group of letters that stands for sounds. The First Israelites Eventually, the Israelites won the hilly region of Canaan, and the Canaanites kept the coastal areas.  (pages 84–85)

16. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the answer. How did the Phoenicians affect other cultures of the world? The Phoenicians passed on their alphabet to the Greeks and Romans. This alphabet is the basis for most Western alphabets of today. The First Israelites

17. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the answer. Why was the religion of Israel unique in the ancient world? Unlike most other religions, it had only one God. The First Israelites

18. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the answer. Analyze What was the importance of the Phoenician alphabet? It made writing simpler and helped in keeping records. The First Israelites

19. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. The Israelites Choose a King (cont.)  A prophet is a person who claims to be instructed by God.  (page 87) The Kingdom of Israel

20. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Some Jews, known as the Zealots, wanted to fight the Romans.  The Jews hated Roman rule.  The Jews and the Romans (cont.) The Dead Sea Scrolls were probably written by the Essenes and were found near the Dead Sea in A.D. 1947.  They revolted in A.D. 66 and drove the Romans out of Jerusalem. The Growth of Judaism (pages 100–102)

21. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. The Romans also destroyed the temple in Jerusalem. They killed thousands of Jews and forced many others to leave.  The Jews and the Romans (cont.) The Romans regained control four years later.  The Growth of Judaism (pages 100–102)

25. The Ancient Israelites Introduction

26. The First Israelites

27. The Kingdom of Israel

28. The Growth of Judaism

29. The Ten Commandments

30. Click the speaker button to play the audio. Proverbs

31. Click the speaker button to play the audio. Reigned c. 1000–962 B.C. David