Geography of Canaan
Which river forms part of Canaan’s eastern border and flows into the Dead Sea?
A. Nile River B. Jordan River C. Euphrates River D. Tigris River
What is the Jordan River?
Who is considered the father of the Jewish people and made a covenant with God?
A. Moses B. Abraham C. David D. Solomon
Who is Abraham?
Judaism was the first religion to teach belief in:
A. Many gods B. No gods C. One God D. Nature spirits
What is one God (monotheism?)
The scattering of Jews outside Israel is known as the:
A. Exodus B. Diaspora C. Crusades D. Renaissance
What is the Diaspora?
The large body of water on Canaan’s western coast is the:
A. Red Sea B. Mediterranean Sea C. Black Sea D. Arabian Sea
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
Abraham’s wife and the mother of Isaac was:
A. Rebekah B. Rachel C. Sarah D. Leah
Who is Sarah?
The Jewish day of rest that begins at sundown Friday is:
A. Yom Kippur B. Passover C. Shabbat D. Hanukkah
What is a Shabbat?
Which empire destroyed the Second Temple in 70 CE and forced Jews to leave?
A. Greek B. Babylonian C. Roman D. Egyptian
What is the Roman Empire?
The freshwater lake in northern Canaan that Jesus later walked beside is the:
A. Sea of Galilee B. Dead Sea C. Red Sea D. Caspian Sea
What is the Sea of Galilee?
The first five books of the Hebrew Bible are called the:
A. Prophets B. Writings C. Torah D. Psalms
What is the Torah?
A Jewish house of worship is called a:
A. Church B. Mosque C. Temple D. Synagogue
What is a synagogue?
After the Babylonian exile, Jews were allowed to return by the ruler of:
A. Persia B. Assyria C. Greece D. Rome
What is Persia?
The dry region south of Canaan that the Israelites crossed is called the:
A. Sahara B. Negev Desert C. Arabian Desert D. Gobi Desert
What is the Negev Desert?
The agreement in which God promised Abraham many descendants is called the:
A. Ten Commandments B. Abrahamic Covenant C. Exodus D. Diaspora
What is the Abrahamic Covenant?
The coming-of-age ceremony for a 13-year-old Jewish boy is a:
A. Bat Mitzvah B. Bar Mitzvah C. Brit Milah D. Seder
What is a Bar Mitzvah?
The Jewish New Year celebrated worldwide is:
A. Passover B. Rosh Hashanah C. Yom Kippur D. Sukkot
What is Rosh Hashanah?
Canaan is located on which continent?
A. Europe B. Africa C. Asia D. Australia
What is Asia?
Abraham’s son, chosen to continue the covenant, was:
A. Ishmael B. Isaac C. Jacob D. Joseph
Who is Isaac?
The ten rules God gave Moses on Mount Sinai are the:
A. Beatitudes B. Ten Commandments C. Twelve Tables D. Five Pillars
What are the Ten Commandments?
The prayer book used in synagogues around the world is the:
A. Talmud B. Siddur C. Torah D. Midrash
What is the Siddur?
Moses did this when they got to the Mediterranean Sea.
What is part the water with his staff?