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Chapter 7 lesson 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| By 1100 B.C., many Israelites called for a king to unite them against the ______. | Philistines |
| Who became the first king of the Israelites? | Saul |
| David established a capital city of Israel at Jerusalem. | TRUE |
| Which of the following did David accomplish as an Israelite king? | led the Israelites during a time of prosperity |
| King Solomon is honored as the greatest king of the Israelites. | FALSE |
| After the death of Solomon, the ten northern tribes founded a new kingdom called ______ | Israel |
| The two Israelite kingdoms were larger and stronger than their neighboring empires. | FALSE |
| Which group captured major cities in the kingdom of Israel? | Assyrians |
| Under King Nebuchadnezzar, the Chaldeans captured Jerusalem and made major changes. | TRUE |
| The ______ offered hope to the people of Judah sent to live in Babylon. | prophets |
| What two kingdoms preserved the Israelite religion? | Israel and Judah |
| What did the Israelite prophets urge people to do? | Make the world a better place |
| Saul | 1st king of the Israelites |
| David | King of Israel, a brave warrior, successful leader and talented poet |
| King Soloman | taxed his people heavily to build great things |
| Who caused the fall of Israel in 722 B.C. and scattered the 10 tribes? | Assyrians |
| Nebuchadnezzar | captured Jerusalem and punished the Jews in 597 B.C. |
| During a(n) ______, people are forced to live far away from their homeland. | exile |
| While living in Babylon, Jews began the practice of meeting in synagogues. | TRUE |
| The conquest by which group allowed Jews to return to Judah? | Persians |
| ______ were religious scholars who had a deep understanding of the Jewish faith. | scribes |
| The book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible presents the Israelite view of human beginnings. | FALSE |
| Which book of the Hebrew Bible explains the belief that evil would eventually be replaced by good? | Daniel |
| The laws of the Torah shaped family life for the ancient Israelites. | TRUE |
| According to Jewish dietary law, which of the following foods is considered unclean? | pork |
| Food that is prepared according to Jewish dietary laws is called kosher. | TRUE |
| Which of the following was forbidden by Jewish dietary law? | eating shellfish |
| Who defeated the Persians and brought Greek rule to Judah? | Alexander the Great |
| Under Greek rule, few Jews migrated into other parts of the Greek empire. | FALSE |
| The Diaspora was a Greek version of the Hebrew Bible that helped spread Jewish ideas. | FALSE |
| The Seleucids required the Jews to do which of the following? | worship Greek gods and goddesses |
| The annual festival of Hanukkah celebrates the Maccabees driving the Seleucids out of Judah. | TRUE |
| The Pharisees urged the Jews to respond to Roman rule by ______. | practicing the Torah's teachings with greater devotion. |
| Which group was made up of wealthy noble families and included many priests and scribes in the Temple? | Sadducees |
| The Dead Sea Scrolls might have been written by the _____________. | Essenes |
| The Zealots were ultimately successful in retaking Jerusalem from the Romans. | FALSE |
| Yohanan ben Zaccai founded a school that helped preserve the Judaic spirit after the loss of Jerusalem. | TRUE |
| Diaspora | the spread of Jews and their customs and culture beyond the Jewish homeland and across the Mediterranean |
| In the 400s B.C., the rule of Pericles in Athens was called | a golden age. |
| The government of Athens evolved into a system of representative democracy like that of the United States. | FALSE |
| The Athenian citizens with political rights included _______. | male shopkeepers and laborers |
| Athens had many enslaved people who were captured during battle and became prisoners of Athens. | TRUE |
| The Delian League lost power and influence because ______. | the Athenian Pericles tried to take control of the league and other member states |
| Historians call the war between Sparta and Athens the Peloponnesian War because Athens was located on the island of Peloponnesus. | FALSE |
| Early in the Peloponnesian War, Sparta ______. | surrounded Athens, cutting off entry to the city-state |
| In order to fight the Athenian navy, Sparta______. | formed an alliance with Persia. |
| Sparta defeated Athens in the Peloponnesian War. | TRUE |
| Which of the following statements is true about the Peloponnesian War? | A plague in Athens killed many people including Pericles. |