Geography
What the is the major river that runs alongside the civilization of Ancient Israel?
The Jordan River
What is the portable religious structure used by the Israelites that contained very sacred items and used in rituals and prayer?
The Tabernacle
What is one economic factor that was important to Ancient Israel?
Hint: Reading passages
Taxes, Animal Farming, Agriculture, trade/trade routes
What type of class structure was used during Ancient Israel. Which section had the most powerful people in it?
Hint: similar to Egypt and a particular shape
A hierarchy in the shape of a triangle and the King was at the top.
What is the name of the type of government where it is influenced by a particular religion and ruled by religious figures?
Theocracy
What Geographical features surrounded Ancient Israel and separated them from Egypt?
Deserts
Ex: Negev Desert or the North Arabian Desert
What are 5 items found inside the tabernacle?
Menorah, table of showbread, alter of incense, Ark of the Covenant, Ten commandments, Arron's staff, Golden pot of Manna or angel food
What was the name of the most important trade route that ran through Ancient Israel and connected them to places like Egypt and Phoenicia?
The Via Maris
Who were represented at the bottom of the social pyramid?
Slaves, servants, poor farmers, and laborers
Which of these is not a King of Ancient Israel?
King David, King Solomon, King Saul, King Jacob
King Jacob
What is the major body of water that borders Ancient Israel?
Mediterranean Sea
What was fundamental difference between the tabernacle and the first temple?
The temple was not portable and was meant to be permanent.
What were the two major crops of Ancient Israel and what were they made into for trade?
Olives and Grapes, Olive Oil and Wine
Who were considered to be "middle class"?
Artisans, rich farmers with lots of land and livestock, and successful traders/merchants
What did the 12 loaves of bread represent on the table of showbread in a political sense?
The twelve tribes of Israel
What is the geographical feature that the first temple was built on and who built it?
Mount Moriah, King Solomon
What is the difference between Monotheism and Polytheism?
Monotheism is the belief in one God while Polytheism is the belief in many Gods.
What is the difference between barter and trade? Can one be the other?
Bartering is the exchanging of goods without the use of currency. Trade is the exchanging of goods and/or services with money.
You can trade with money or goods. Trading can be considered bartering.
What determined if a farmer was middle or lower class?
The size of his land and amount of livestock owned.
What place did King David establish as the capital of Israel?
Jerusalem
What are the 3 major regions that make up Ancient Israel?
Hint: WLW(water, land, water)
Coastal Plain, Central Highlands, Jordan Rift Valley
what was the ritual the High Priest would perform once a year with the Ark of the Covenant?
7 drops of blood on the mercy seat to forgive the nation of Israel's sins for a year.
What was the currency used during the time of Ancient Israel and what special practice did farmers use because of the steep terrain?
Shekel, terracing
What was the special practice used by farmers to help out those who needed food?
Hint:leave food in the fields
Gleaning, farmers would leave excess grain after harvest for people and come and get it.
What civilization destroyed the first temple?
Bonus: Who destroyed the second temple?
The Babylonians
The Romans