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Parent Signature (5pts.) Unit VI: Israel Study Guide: Assigned: 11-21-16 Due: 11-29-16 (test 11-29-16)

Word Bank: Each word will only be used once

Diaspora Ramses II Tanakh Judaism Moses MonotheisticTwelve Tribes of Israel Hanukkah Star of David Jericho

Egypt Canaan

1. What religion did the Israelites practice? _______________________________________

2. What symbol is associated with Judaism? ______________________________________

3. Jacob’s 12 sons eventually became the leaders of the _____________________________

4. Moses traveled from _______________________ towards ________________________.

5. The Jewish religion believes in one god, what type of religion is this known as? ________________________________________________________________________

6. This pharaoh was rumored to have been the pharaoh during the Exodus _____________

7. Who received the Ten Commandments on Mt. Sinai? ____________________________

8. The scattering of the Jews from Israel to other communities, either by force or by choice is called the _____________________________________________________________

9. The Torah, Prophets, and Writings make up the _____________________________ also known as the Hebrew Bible

10. The Israelites marched around the city of _______________________ for 6 days until the walls tumbled down.

11. The Jewish holiday of ___________________________________ is also known as the Festival of Lights and celebrates the Jewish victory against Greek rule.

Mapping Skills: ( Pg. 38 in notebook) Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Egypt, Canaan, Israel,

Mesopotamia

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12. Which area is labeled C on the map above? ____________________________________

13. Which letter would label where the Mediterranean Sea is located? __________________

14. Which area is labeled B on the map? _________________________________________

Israelite VIP’s: ABRAHAM, JACOB, SAUL, DAVID, and SOLOMON ( Pg. 41 in notebook)

15. I was known for my wisdom and I was credited with writing the book of Proverbs in the Hebrew Bible. I was the son of David. I created the First Temple in Jerusalem. When I died the kingdom split in two. ______________________________________________

16. I lead my family from Mesopotamia to Canaan and started the religion of Judaism; I am considered the father of the Israelite people. ____________________________________

17. I was the first king in Israel. The people chose me because I was such a strong military leader. I went against God’s Laws. I tried to kill my son’s best friend and my military commander. _____________________________________________________________

18. I am the grandson of Abraham and my twelve sons eventually became the leaders of the Twelve Tribes of Israel and that later formed the kingdom of Israel. _________________

19. I was the second king. I was known for my bravery, military leadership, and my musical talents. I am credited with writing the book of Psalms in the Hebrew Bible. I am considered to be the “greatest Israelite king.” ___________________________________

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The Phoenicians: Alphabet Trade Phoenicians Purple

20. What civilization do these boats belong to? ___________________________________.

21. The Phoenician’s economy was based on_______________________________________

22. In addition to lumber, the Phoenicians traded ivory, silver, lumber, slaves, glass objects & the very popular and rare dye to make ___________________________________ fabric

23. Phoenicians developed the first __________________________________. Why/how did this writing system spread throughout the Mediterranean? Explain your answer ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

True or False: If False rewrite the sentence to make it true.

24. True or False. The Israelites differed from many nations by worshipping only one god. ________________________________________________________________________

25. True or False. Steve was a Hebrew man raised as an Egyptian Prince. He led the Israelites out of slavery ________________________________________________________________________

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26. True or False. King Solomon is credited with having written the book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. ________________________________________________________________________

27. True or False. While in exile in Babylon the Israelites began to worship in synagogues. ________________________________________________________________________

28. True of False. The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in a cave in the 1970’s and helped to reveal a great deal about Judaism during the Roman times. _______________________________________________________________________

29. The Hebrew Bible says the tabernacle (tent where the Israelites worshipped until the built the First Temple) housed the sacred object pictured above, what is this object? ________________________________________________________________________

30. What was kept inside of the object pictured above? ________________________________________________________________________

Timeline: Fill in the timeline with the events below and answer the corresponding questions

c. 1800 BC Abraham traveled to Canaan c. AD 70 Romans destroy temple in Jerusalem

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c. 722 BC Assyrians destroy Israel c. 586 BC Chaldeans destroy Jerusalem

31. Which is the first event on the timeline? ________________________________________________________________________

32. Which is the last event on the timeline? ________________________________________________________________________

33. How many years passed between Abraham traveling from Canaan until the Romans destroyed the temple in Jerusalem? ________________________________________________________________________

34. How many years passed between the Assyrians destroying northern kingdom of Israel and the Chaldeans destroying Jerusalem? ________________________________________________________________________

35. Where would this event go on the timeline? “c. 167 BC Maccabean revolt.”

A, B, or C Explain your answer

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A B C