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Chapter 6-Lesson 2
lesson 1,2,3, and 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| By 1100 B.C., many Israelites called for a king to unite them against the ______. | Philistines 1 |
| Who became the first king of the Israelites? | Saul 2 |
| David established a capital city of Israel at Jerusalem. | TRUE 3 |
| Which of the following did David accomplish as an Israelite king? | led the Israelites during a time of prosperity 4 |
| King Solomon is honored as the greatest king of the Israelites. | FALSE 5 |
| 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 7 |
| Which group captured major cities in the kingdom of Israel? | Assyrians 8 |
| Under King Nebuchadnezzar, the Chaldeans captured Jerusalem and made major changes. | TRUE 9 |
| The ______ offered hope to the people of Judah sent to live in Babylon. | prophets 10 |
| What two kingdoms preserved the Israelite religion? | Israel and Judah 1 |
| What did the Israelite prophets urge people to do? | Make the world a better place 2 |
| Saul – 1st | king of the Israelites 3 |
| David | – King of Israel, a brave warrior, successful leader and talented poet 4 |
| King Solomon | – taxed his people heavily to build great things 5 |
| Who caused the fall of Israel in 722 B.C. and scattered the 10 tribes? | Assyrians 6 |
| Nebuchadnezzar | captured Jerusalem and punished the Jews in 597 B.C. 7 |
| The belief in one all-powerful, just, and personal God is called polytheism. | .FALSE 8 |
| According to Jewish belief, from which of the following people did all Israelites descend? | Abraham 9 |
| Moses led the Israelites on their Exodus out of ______. | Egypt 10 |
| Loyalty to God is the central idea of the Ten Commandments. | TRUE 1 |
| The ______ helped shape the moral principles of many nations. | Ten Commandments 2 |
| Who led the Israelites after the death of Moses? | Joshua 3 |
| The Phoenicians were skilled sailors who lived along the Mediterranean Sea in Canaan. | TRUE 4 |
| The Philistines developed an alphabet that became the basis of our written communication today. | FALSE 5 |
| Joshua helped the Israelites reclaim Canaan with a victory at ______. | Jericho 6 |
| After gaining control of Canaan, how did most Israelites earn a living? | farming and herding animals 7 |
| During a(n) ______, people are forced to live far away from their homeland. | exile 8 |
| While living in Babylon, Jews began the practice of meeting in synagogues. | TRUE 9 |
| The conquest by which group allowed Jews to return to Judah? | Persians 10 |
| ______ were religious scholars who had a deep understanding of the Jewish faith. | scribes 1 |
| The book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible presents the Israelite view of human beginnings. | FALSE 2 |
| Which book of the Hebrew Bible explains the belief that evil would eventually be replaced by good? | Daniel 3 |
| The laws of the Torah shaped family life for the ancient Israelites. | TRUE 4 |
| According to Jewish dietary law, which of the following foods is considered unclean? | pork 5 |
| Food that is prepared according to Jewish dietary laws is called kosher | TRUE 6 |
| Which of the following was forbidden by Jewish dietary law? | eating shellfish 7 |
| Who defeated the Persians and brought Greek rule to Judah? | Alexander the Great 8 |
| Under Greek rule, few Jews migrated into other parts of the Greek empire. | FALSE 9 |
| The Diaspora was a Greek version of the Hebrew Bible that helped spread Jewish ideas. | FALSE 10 |
| The Seleucids required the Jews to do which of the following? | worship Greek gods and goddesses 1 |
| The annual festival of Hanukkah celebrates the Maccabees driving the Seleucids out of Judah. | TRUE 2 |
| The Pharisees urged the Jews to respond to Roman rule by ______. | practicing the Torah's teachings with greater devotion 3 |
| Which group was made up of wealthy noble families and included many priests and scribes in the Temple? | Sadducees 4 |
| The Dead Sea Scrolls might have been written by the _____________. | Essenes 5 |
| The Zealots were ultimately successful in retaking Jerusalem from the Romans. | FALSE 6 |
| 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 |
| *Judas Maccabeus | judas Maccabeus was Jewish priest that led the guerrilla fight against Seleucid rule. |
| “Palestine” | *Romans renamed Judaea “Palestine” as a kind of punishment after crushing a Jewish revolt. |
| *Pharisees | *Pharisees gained support of the common people by teaching Jewish families to practice Torah’s teachings with greater devotion. |
| FACT | *Some Jewish people wanted to cooperate with the Romans, which others wanted to rebel openly. |
| FACT | *The Dead Sea Scrolls reveal a great deal about Judaism during Roman times. The Zealots were the MOST AGGRESSIVE of the Jewish groups |