A Kingdom Divided
The southern kingdom, with Jerusalem as its capital.
What is the Kingdom of Judah?
This empire conquered the northern kingdom of Israel in 722 BCE.
Who were the Assyrians?
Buildings where Jews gathered to worship while away from their homeland.
What are synagogues?
The sacred promise or agreement between God and Abraham.
What is a covenant?
The Mesopotamian man the Israelites trace their heritage back to.
Who is Abraham?
The northern kingdom, conquered by the Assyrians.
What is the Kingdom of Israel?
This Persian king allowed the Jews to return from exile.
Who was Cyrus the Great?
The term for the scattering of Jews outside their traditional homeland.
What is the Diaspora?
The Israelite escape from slavery in Egypt, led by Moses.
What is the Exodus?
He led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt.
Who is Moses?
This king's death and heavy taxes led to the split of the kingdom.
Who was King Solomon?
This empire, led by Nebuchadnezzar, conquered the southern kingdom of Judah.
Who were the Chaldeans (or Babylonians)?
The period when the people of Judah were forced to live as exiles in Babylon
What was the Babylonian Captivity?
A religion with a belief in only one God.
What is monotheism?
Abraham's grandson, who was renamed Israel after wrestling with an angel.
Who is Jacob?
The name given to the people of the northern kingdom after they were conquered and scattered.
What are the "lost tribes"?
He united the tribes of Israel and made Jerusalem his capital before his son built the temple.
Who was King David?
This prophet's story about surviving a lion's den gave hope to the exiled Jews.
Who was Daniel?
This special chest held the stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments.
What is the Ark of the Covenant?
He united the tribes of Israel and established Jerusalem as the capital.
Who is King David?
The capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel.
What is Samaria?
The Babylonian king who conquered Jerusalem and destroyed the first Temple.
Who was Nebuchadnezzar?
Besides gathering at synagogues, this was another way Jews maintained their identity in exile.
What is observing religious laws and the Sabbath?
The Hebrew Bible, consisting of the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings.
What is the Tanakh?
Known for his wisdom, he built the magnificent temple in Jerusalem.
Who is King Solomon?