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Israel Geography
Israel's People
Zionism
Israel's Religions
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100
What is the region that makes up most of the southern portion of Israel?
Desert/Negev
100
Who are the people who've been brought to Israel over the last 30 years in mass immigration from a country in Africa?
Ethiopian Jews
100
Name this large meeting that took place in 1897 to discuss the idea of a Jewish National Home.
First Zionist Congress
100
What is the majority religion in Israel?
Jewish
100
What is the name of the law that states that any Jew can become a citizen of Israel?
Israel’s Law of Return
200
What is capitol of Israel?
Jerusalem
200
Who are the people who are mostly a desert-dwelling Arab ethnic group traditionally divided into tribes or clans?
Bedouins
200
What is the name of the founder of Zionism?
Theodore Herzl
200
What is the majority Christian denomination in Israel?
Greek Orthodox/Greek Catholics
200
What is Israel's National Anthem?
Hatikva
300
What is the body of water that is so full of salt that you float when you're in it?
Dead Sea
300
Where are the Jews from who migrated to Israel, but kept their language and their culture, almost isolating themselves in Ashdod?
Russia
300
Name a major reason why Zionism developed.
Anti-Semitism
300
What is the term for "Ultra-Orthodox" Jews in Israel?
Haredi Jews
300
What does Hatikva mean?
The Hope
400
What is the major modern city that is on the Mediterranean Sea and sister city to Jaffa?
Tel Aviv
400
Who are the people who live mostly in the northeast of Israel, who are not Jewish, but are very loyal to Israel? Hint: It sounds like "Jews"
Druze
400
Why were some Jews against having a Jewish National Home?
Because they were loyal to the countries in which they lived, and they didn't think it was necessary.
400
What is an Arab Christian?
Someone who is Christian and is from the Arab region of the world (i.e. Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, etc...)
400
What is the name of Israel's Day of Independence?
Yom Ha'Atzmaut
500
What was the land like when the first pioneers started coming to Israel?
marsh and desert
500
Who are the people who live mostly in the West Bank and Gaza Strip?
Palestinians
500
What is a reason that religious Jews felt it was important for there to be a Jewish national home?
Because God promised Abraham the land of Israel would be for him and his descendants.
500
Describe what the religious background of the Druze.
They believe in one God and come from an old strand of Islam. They're very peaceful people, who are very loyal to the country in which they live.
500
In what year did Israel become a state?
1948