Geography!
Famous Peeps!
Religion!
Kingdoms!
Events!
100
Which number represents Jerusalem?
3
100
Who is considered the Patriarch/Founding Father of Judaism?
Abraham
100
What term best defines what type of religion Judaism is?
Monotheism
100
Why did the Israelites leave Canaan and migrate to Egypt?
- There was a famine in Canaan.
100
Which number represents the city of Ur, where Abraham began his journey?
Which number represents the Promised Land/Canaan/Israel, where Abraham and his family?
2 - City of Ur
1 - Land of Canaan/Israel/Promised Land
200
Which number represents the Dead Sea?
5
200
Who was the first King of Israel to unify the nation and Twelve Tribes?
King Saul
200
Daily Double!
Why is the Tanakh significant to the Jewish faith?
It is the Hebrew Bible.
200
Who was the first monarch of Israel?
Saul
200
Daily Double!
Based on the information provided by the map above, where did Abraham’s journey originate?
Arabian Desert, Sumer, or Assyria?
Sumer
300
Which number represents the Sinai Peninsula?
4
300
Which king made the city of Jerusalem his capital, and formed a centralized government in the center of Israel?
King David
300
The traditional beginnings of Judaism are described in an ancient text known as the ________________ .
(Hint: the first five books of the Hebrew Bible make this up)
The Torah
300
The kingdoms of Israel and Judah still shared the same religion after separating. They believed that all [Hebrews] must follow what?
The same set of laws, same God
300
Which ancient Israelite led the Exodus out of Egypt?
Moses!
400
Which river provided fertile soil to the land of Canaan?
The Jordan River
400
Daily Double!
Name this structure and the king who was responsible for its construction:
The Great Hebrew Temple built by King Solomon.
400
Daily Double!
According to the commandments above, the Israelites where expected to do what?
- behave a certain way toward God
- behave a certain way toward other people
- follow the ethical teachings of the Torah
400
Which Chaldean/Neo-Babylonian king captured the kingdom of Judah and exiled the Jews to Babylon?
Nebuchadnezzar II
400
Cyrus the Great allowed the Jews to return to their homeland and rebuild what?
The Great Hebrew Temple (technically it was the Second Great Hebrew Temple)
500
Where on this map was the Promised Land and the first Kingdom of Israel?
C
500
Which famous Persian Leader allowed the Jews to return to Israel from their captivity (being captured) in Babylon?
Cyrus II or Cyrus the Great
500
What is the term that means "the idea that there is one God who sets down ethical rules, or rules about right and wrong. Being faithful to God means following these rules."
Ethical Monotheism
500
What event happened after the death of King Solomon that weakened the Israelites and made them susceptible to invasion?
The 12 Tribes split into the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.
500
Hebrews/Jews follow a code and principles of moral ethics. How would the Jews treat someone who wanted to argue with them?
They would avoid trying to argue with them, as it goes against their commandments and laws.