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Ancient Israel-2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name 2 other names by which the Israelites have been called: | Jews, Hebrews |
| Where is Israel located? | SW Asia |
| What is the name of the Israelites' religion? | Judaism |
| What is monotheism? | belief in only one God |
| Israelites believed that God cared not just about how they treated and worshipped Him, but also how they | treated one another |
| Hebrews had control of most of Canaan by around the year | 1100 B.C. |
| The first Israelite king: | Saul |
| This man is considered Israel's greatest king: | David |
| David won fame by killing _______________ in battle. | Goliath |
| Which of King David's sons became king after him? | Solomon |
| Solomon is famous for: | -building the 1st temple -his wisdom |
| When did the Israelites split into two kingdoms? | after the death of King Solomon |
| The ten tribes in the north were called: | Israel |
| The tribes of Judah and Benjamin were in the south and called: | Judah |
| The Assyrians captured ______________ c. 722 B.C. | Israel |
| The Chaldeans conquered _______________ c. 586 B.C. | Judah |
| Who was king of the Chaldeans when the first temple was destroyed? | Nebuchadnezzar |
| Which of the two Hebrew kingdoms followed God's laws most closely? | Judah |
| The Persians conquered the ______________ and allowed the Jews to go home to Judah. | Chaldeans |
| ________________ served in high positions under Chaldean and Persian kings. | Daniel |
| Name some foods restricted from a kosher diet: | pork, shellfish, fish with skin, no mixing meat and dairy |
| Greek leader who conquered the Persians and took over the land of the Israelites: | Alexander the Great |
| Groups of Jews living outside their homeland: | the diaspora |
| What event sparked a revolt against the Seleucid rulers in 167 B.C.? | the Seleucid King Antiochus IV placed Greek god statue in the Jew's temple and tried to make them worship the Greek gods and godesses |
| Jewish holiday that celebrates the Maccabees defeating the Seleucids and cleansing the temple | Hanukkah |
| Who took control of Judah in the year 63 B.C.? | the Romans |
| Jewish group that led a revolt against the Romans in A.D. 66: | Zealots |
| The Romans destroyed the second temple in the year _____. | A.D. 70 |
| Two other names for the land that includes modern-day Israel, used in the past: | Canaan, Judaea |
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