shepherd in Ur around 1800 B.C.; was father of Hebrews
Who was Abraham?
100
drove out Philistines, won back Jerusalem
Who is David?
100
took over in 198 B.C., introduced Greek culture to Jews
- Jews allowed to keep religion, but some adopted Greek culture, gods
What is Syria?
100
religious teachers, leaders
What are rabbis?
100
This sea was crossed by the Hebrews in the book of Exodus.
What is the Red Sea?
200
The first five holy books, or scriptures, of Hebrew Bible.
What is the Torah?
200
chosen to succeed his father, David, in new line of kings
- became king around 962 B.C., ruled wisely over strong nation
- built up Phoenician trade, built important Temple in Jerusalem
Who is Solomon?
200
Jewish priest and five sons led fight to drive out Syrians
Who are the Maccabees?
200
anointed one
What is a Messiah?
200
Israelites wandered this desert for 40 years.
What is the Sinai Desert?
300
led Israelites from Egypt on a migration called the Exodus
Who is Moses?
300
captured Jerusalem in 586 B.C.
Who is the Babylonian King, Nebuchadnezzar?
300
belief in one all-powerful God and his moral laws
What is monotheism?
300
Moses chose Joshua to lead ________________ back to Canaan
What is 12 tribes of Israelites?
400
Moses chose Joshua to lead 12 tribes of Israelites back to ___________
What is Canaan?
400
freed Jewish exiles, let them return to Judah
Who is Cyrus the Great?
400
led a rebellion against Rome in A.D. 66
Who are the Zealots?
400
—religion that descended from ancient Hebrew religion
- name comes from Judah, one of 12 tribes of Abraham
What is Judaism?
400
After King Solomon's death the kingdom of Israel ______________
What is divided into the northern Israel and Southern Judah?
500
first monotheistic religion and influenced other world religions, particularly Christianity and Islam.
What is Judaism?
500
Give 3 ways in which Jews maintained their beliefs while in exile.
Answers will vary
500
What happened to Jewish beliefs when the Jews
were in exile?
Answers will vary
500
two stone tablets at top of Mount Sinai
contained _________________
What are the Ten Commandments?
500
Loss of Temple and Jerusalem caused many Jews to leave Judea.
The movement of Jews into rest of world