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Ancient Israel
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Monotheistic | Worships one god |
| Profit | Messenger sent by god |
| Canaan is split into | Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan |
| Israel | Name given to the decedents of Jacob, means struggles with god |
| Israelites | Decedents of Abraham who left Mesopotamia and settled in Canaan |
| Drought | Caused the Israelite's to leave Canaan and go to Egypt |
| 10 Commandments | Formed the basic laws of many nations |
| Torah | The first five books of the Hebrew bible |
| Synagogue | Jewish house of worship |
| Talmud | Teachings about the Torah and records about the Jewish laws |
| Rule of law | The idea that the law applies to everyone equally |
| Canaan | Present day Lebanon and Israel |
| Jacob | Raised 12 sons who became the twelve tribes of Egypt |
| Saul | Warrior/Farmer anointed to be king by Samuel |
| Danial | Refused Babylonian king/gods and was thrown into the lions den |
| Essenes | Lived in the desert praying for God to deliver them from the Romans |
| Ezra | A scribe who guided the writing of the Torah |
| Sabbath | Weekly day of rest and worship |
| Hanukkah | Commemorate the cleansing of the temple by the Maccabees |
| Cyrus | Persian king who allowed the Jews to return to Judah |
| Diaspora | Jews living outside of Judah/Greek word meaning scattered |
| Palestine | Name given to Judah by the Romans, Refers to the Philistines |
| Alexander the Great | King who defeated the Persians and became the ruler of Judah |
| The Zeolots | Fought the Romans for freedom and drove them out of Jerusalem |