Vocabulary
Money, something used for exchange
What is currency
Phoenicians were fearless __________ who guided ships full of trade goods through ocean waters
What are Sailors
Who is Moses
Moses was leading his people to the _________________ which is Jerusalem or the land that God promised them
What is the Promised Land
The difference between the Torah and the Bible is that the Torah includes the first 5 Hebrew books while the Bible includes all of the Hebrew books including the New Testament.
Small set of letters or symbols, each of which stands for a single sound
What is an alphabet
Phonecians developed from early ___________ (people who lived in different parts of Israel)
What are Canaanites
This person had 12 sons and each son became an ancestors of a tribe
Who is Jacob
The book of ___________ comes right after the Genesis and takes place during 1200 BCE
What is the Exodus
First 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
What is a Torah
Jacob was called the _____________ or forefather of Jewish people
What are Patriarchs
This person made a covenant with God
Who is Abraham
The Torah includes most laws but the ________________ are the most important.
What is the Ten Commandments
Good or service sold within a country that is produced in another country
What is an import
They emerged after Egyptian rule ended, rulers in their city states were ______________ who shared with leading citizens and a citizen assembly
What are priest kings
This person took leadership after Moses died
Who is Joshua
As Jacob’s descendants grew, ___________ became mistrustful of them and mistreated them.
Who is Pharaoh
Good or service produced within a country and sold outside the country’s borders
What is an export
After his death, civil war and enemy attacks weakened the empire. ______________ became the new king of Babylon. His rule was known as the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
Nebuchadnezzar
This person led the Persian Empire and conquered Medes
Who is Cyrus the Great
When the Israelites stopped at the foot of __________________
What is Mount Sinai