People and Places
Analogies
Phoenicians
Hebrews
Potpourri
100
This Hebrew king, known for being wise, is also known for building a famous temple in Jerusalem.
Who is King Solomon?
100
Khufu : Great Pyramids of Giza :: Solomon : _____
What is Solomon's Temple?
100
Dye from these snails was known as "Tyrian purple."
What is the murex snail?
100
The Jewish population living outside of Israel.
What is the diaspora?
100
In the Phoenician trading game, this good was considered the LEAST expensive.
What is wool?
200
This city is considered holy by three major monotheistic religions--Islam, Christianity, and Judaism.
What is Jerusalem?
200
Hebrews : monotheism :: Phoenicians : _____
What is polytheism?
200
Grown in the Lebanon Mountains, this wood proved useful to shipbuilding.
What is cedar?
200
This Hebrew King, known for his love of music, founded the city of Jerusalem.
Who is David?
200
The ancient Phoenicians city of Tyre can be found today in this country.
What is Lebanon?
300
This prophet almost sacrificed his son to show loyalty to Yahweh--but sacrificed a ram instead.
Who is Abraham?
300
Western Wall : Judaism :: Dome of the Rock : _____
What is Islam?
300
Phoenicians created these to secure trade routes and protect their ships from pirates and foreign enemies.
What are treaties?
300
This Jewish holiday honors the final plague of Egypt.
What is Passover?
300
This mosque, honoring the place where Muslims believe the prophet Mohammad rose into heaven, can be found in Jerusalem.
What is the Dome of the Rock?
400
The only remnant of this holy place is its western wall--the so-called "Wailing Wall."
What is Solomon's Temple?
400
Abraham : Ur :: _____ : Egypt
Who is Moses?
400
This Phoenician invention helped them keep good records--unlike Egyptian hieroglyphics, each character represented a sound.
What is the alphabet?
400
One of the Ten Commandments instructs the Hebrews to remember this day, and keep it holy.
What is the Sabbath?
400
One of the oldest versions of the Torah, these were discovered in 1947.
What are the Dead Sea Scrolls?
500
This Hebrew king helped establish the Kingdom of Israel.
Who is Saul?
500
13 Colonies : Great Britain :: _____ : Tyre
What is Carthage?
500
This Phoenician colony, located in North Africa and originally ruled by Tyre, was a major port city.
What is Carthage?
500
Traveling from place to place, Hebrews were generally these types of traders.
What are nomadic?
500
A book in the Torah and the Bible that chronicles the story of Moses leading the Hebrews out of Egypt.
What is Exodus?
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