Vocabulary
A middle eastern market place selling a variety of goods...
Buying/Selling
Trading
Diffusion of Culture(s)
According to the Bible, who was the first man "contacted by God"?
Abraham
Phoenicia is located next to which major body of water?
The Mediterranean Sea
How old is Judaism?
4,000-5,000 years old.
Tyre is what?
A city in Phoenicia.
What is Monotheism?
The belief in ONE God.
Who led the Israelites out of Egypt?
Moses
What kind of trees did the Phoenicians use for ship-making and other constructions?
Cedar Trees
Name one way Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are all related...
They all believe in the same GOD.
Sidon is what?
A city in Phoenicia.
Define or explain what "Kosher" means...
What are the names of the two Israelite kingdoms founded around 1000 BCE?
Kingdom of Israel
Kingdom of Judah
Which civilization would eventually borrow the Phoenician Alphabet first?
The Greeks
The Hebrew translation of God is...
Yahweh
The city of Ur is found where?
Mesopotamia.
*Abraham's homeland*
What is a Covenant?
An agreement which brings about a relationship between God and his people. The Jewish faith is based on the biblical covenants made with Abraham, Moses, and David
Why did the Israelites flee to Egypt?
True or False...
In the Phoenician Alphabet, each symbol stands for a sound.
True.
Judaism is known as a "Minor Religion"... Why?
Where are the 10 Commandments found and who finds them?
Mt. Sinai
Moses
What is the day of the Sabbath?
A day of religious observance and abstinence from work, kept by Jewish people from Friday (P.M.) to Saturday (P.M.)
The first Israelites were likely known as what?
Canaanites
True or False...
Phoenician ships sailed as far as the Atlantic Ocean while traveling their Middle Eastern trade routes.
True.
True or False:
Followers of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah.
False.
Jews believe the Messiah will unite the Israelites and has yet to arrive.
Christians DO believe Jesus to be the Messiah.
Muslims believe the path to God is found through Muhammad.
Carthage is a city in __________ and was founded by the ___________.
Carthage is a city in AFRICA* and was founded by the PHOENICIANS*.