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7thgradeHistoryTest5
Ancient Israel stuff
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why was Canaan frequently fought over? | It was an important trading route and marketplace due to it's location on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea and because it included fertile plains, grassy slopes, and arid deserts. |
| Which groups of people inhabited Ancient Israel /Palestine? | The Jews and the Palestinians. |
| Where did the original Jews come from? | Mesopotamia |
| Why did the Jews believe God had given them this "Promised Land"? | He was rewarding them for living by His laws. |
| What were the original Palestinians know as ? | "Philistines" |
| What does philistine mean? | "invader from the west" |
| Did the Jews and Palestinians fight often? | yes |
| When King Saul battled the Palestinians could he defeat them? | no |
| Who was King David? | A shepherd boy made the second king of Israel after he defeated Goliath. |
| What did Kind David unify 12 tribes into? | A single nation. |
| What did King David make Jerusalem? | Israel's capital city and religious center. |
| What did King David write? | psalms |
| psalm | Poems and hymns worshiping God. |
| When did King Solomon rule? | 961-922 B.C.E. |
| When does the kingdom divide? | 922 B.C.E. |
| What number king was David? | second |
| What was Solomon's relationship with David? | Solomon was the son of David. |
| What number king was Solomon? | third |
| What did King Solomon build for Jehovah? | a great temple |
| What was King Solomon known for? | Solomon was known for bringing peace, increasing trade, and being very wise. |
| What did the ancient Jews believe god had given them for living by His laws? | a "Promised Land" |
| What happens after Solomon? | the kingdom divides |
| When does the kingdom divide? | 922 B.C.E. |
| What were the names of the two new kingdoms? | Israel (north) and Judah (south). |
| What is an alternate spelling for Judah? | Judea |
| When was Israel conquered by the New Assyrians? | 721 B.C.E. |
| Who was Israel conquered by? | the New Assyrians |
| Who was Judah conquered by? | the Neo Babylonians |
| When was Judah conquered by the Neo Babylonians and taken to Babylon? | circa 580 B.C.E. |
| Why did the Jews return to Judah? | Cyrus the Great ended Babylon Captivity. |
| Who will conquere the Jews around 600 years later? | the Romans |
| What does the term Hebrew refer to? | The descendents of Abraham. |
| When does Jacob's name get changed to Israel? | When Jacob wrestled with God. |
| After Jacob's name is Israel, what are his descendents referred to as? | Israelites |
| What are the people of Israel called? | Israelites |
| What are the people of Judah called? | Jewish people |
| After the 10 tribes disappear, they are no longer really referred to as Israelites. | true |
| When did the Romans brutally put down a Jewish uprising in Judah? | 73 CE |
| What happened to many Jews? | Many Jews were killed or enslaved. |
| What is known as the "Diaspora"? | When the survivors of the Roman attack fled to safer regions. |
| What are the only remains of the Second Temple left by the Romans? | The Wailing Wall. |
| Who brutally put down a Jewish uprising in 73 CE? | the Romans |
| Many Jews were what and enslaved? | killed |
| Red Sea | bunny ears |
| Who starts monotheism? | Abraham |
| monotheism | The belief in one God. |
| Who started Judaism? | Abraham |
| covenant | A promise or agreement. |
| Who makes a covenant with God? | Abraham |
| What does Abraham mean? | Father of many. |
| What is Abram's name changed to? | Abraham |
| Why was Abram's name changed? | To mark his covenant with God. |
| Who leads the Exodus from Egypt? | Moses |
| Moses parts what sea as the Israelites escape Egypt? | the Red Sea |
| What does God do when Pharaoh refuses to let the Israelites go? | He punishes Egypt with 10 terrible plagues. |
| What does Moses receive from God? | the 10 commandments |
| What was the Israelites' responsibility to God? | To obey His covenant and worship only Him. |
| When does David expand the Kingdom of Israel? | circa 1000 BCE |
| What did King Solomon build in Jerusalem? | Solomon built the great First temple. |
| What was an example of an industry Solomon developed? | The copper mining industry. |
| When does Sargon of Akkad create his first empire? | circa 2350-2250 BCE |
| When are the first cities of Mesopotamia set up? | 3500 BCE |
| When does Cyrus the Great take over Neo Babylonia and end Babylonian Captivity? | 539 BCE |
| When did Hammurabi of first Babylonia rule? | 1792-1750 BCE |
| When did Shamshi-Adad of first Assyria rule? | 1813-1781 BCE |
| When is the Ziggurat at Ur constructed? | 2600 BCE |
| When does Abraham move Canaan and start a new religion? | 1350 BCE |
| When did Nebuchadnezzaar rule Neo Babylonia? | 605-562 BCE |
| When do groups of hunters and gatherers settle along the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers and start farming? | 8500 BCE |
| When does Nebuchadnezzar invades Jerusalem and burns down the Great Temple of Jerusalem? | 587 BCE |
| When are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon constructed? | 600 BCE |
| When do the Sumerians invent the wheel and the sailboat to help them transport goods? | 3500 BCE |
| When do writers simplify pictographs in wedge-shaped cuneiform? | 2400 BCE |
| When does Moses leads the Exodus out of Egypt? | 1300 BCE |
| When do the Jews move to Canaan? | circa 1950 BCE |
| What are the first five books of the Hebrew Bible found in? | the Torah |
| What does the Torah contain? | The written records and teachings of the Jews and 613 commandments. |
| Where did Abraham come from? | near Ur |
| What caused the Jews to flee to Egypt? | famine |
| What happened to the Israelites when they were in Egypt? | The Israelites were enslaved when they were in Egypt. |
| What could Abraham and his wife Sarah be seen as? | The parents of the Jews. |
| Who were the 12 tribes descended from? | Jacob |
| Who's grandson was Jacob? | Abraham's |
| When did Moses live in Egypt? | the 1300s |
| How long did the Israelites travel through the desert and wilderness before reaching Canaan? | 40 years |
| Why did David defeat Goliath? | David defeated Goliath because he mocked God. |
| synagogue | A building or meeting place for Jewish worship and instruction. |
| rabbi | teacher; the leader of a Jewish congregation |
| What is the exodus? | The escape of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery to freedom. |
| prophet | a person who expresses the will of God |
| Jewish Diaspora | the scattering of the Jewish people outside of their homeland |
| When did the Jewish Diaspora begin? | 586 BCE |
| messiah | a savior who many Jews believe had been promised to them by God |
| What is Judaism's most sacred text? | the Torah |
| What is my acronym for ancient cities in northeastern Africa? | MJTAEINMK |
| MjTAEiNMK | Miroku, Jinenji, Tanuki, Ayame, Entei, inuyasha, Naraku, Mikosan, Kagome |
| What is my acronym for modern cities in northeastern Africa? | PsAC |
| PsAC | Public service Announcement Crew |
| What is my acronym for ancient monument sites in northeastern Africa? | GLAs |
| GLAs | Glass=Light And sand |
| Gulf of Suez | in between bunny ears |
| Why the blue Nile is on the right. | It is closer to the ocean and therefore is blue. |
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