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The Hebrew Kingdom
6th Grade Social Studies Review
Question | Answer |
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A belief in one God is called what? | monotheism |
Today, the religion of the Hewbrews is known as what? | Judaism |
The father of the Hebrews was who? | Abraham |
The first five books of the Hebrew bible is called what? | Torah |
According to the Book of Genesis, God commanded the Hebrews to leave Ur and go where? | Canaan |
The Israelites were organized into 12 what? | tribes |
The migration of the Israelites from Egypt is called what? | Exodus |
The leader of the Exodus was who? | Moses |
The laws of the Israelites were based on what? | The Ten Commandments |
The only woman to be a judge of Israel was who? | Deborah |
Under whose rule did Israel become a powerful nation? | King Solomon |
What means "the anointed one?" | Messiah |
Who succeeded David as king of Israel? | Solomon |
Who oversaw the building of the Temple in Jerusalem? | Solomon |
Which two kingdoms did Israel split into after the northern tribes rebelled against Rehoboam? | Israel and Judah |
What special abilities were the prophets thought to have? | ability to interpret God's word |
Which Persian king freed the Jewish exiles from captivity in Babylon? | Cyrus |
What did the Jewish exiles begin to rebuild soon after they returned to Judah | Solomon's Temple |
Judah's Syrian rulers introduced the Jewish people to what? | Greek beliefs |
The Jewish group that led a revolt against the Syrians was called the what? | Maccabees |
In AD 63, the Roman's conquered Judah, which they called what? | Judea |
The Jewish group that led a revolt against the Romans was called the what? | Zealots |
The ongoing movement of Jews out of Judea to other parts of the world is known as the... | Diaspora |
Today, Jewish teachers and leaders are called waht? | rabbis |
Jewish places for prayer and worship are called what? | synagogues |
After the Syrians, Judah was later conquered by the who? | Romans |