Ancient Egypt and Ancient Israel

Terms

100

A waterfall or rapid in a river that helped protect the Egyptian society 

Cataracts

200

Government ruled by religious leaders

Theocracy

300

A weekly day of worship

Sabbath

400

the group of Jews living outside of the Jewish homeland

Diaspora

500

The departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt

Exodus

Egyptian life

100

A Ruler in Egypt who helps run religious ceremonies and the government is called

Pharoah

200

This King started as the king of upper egypt then brought his army to conquer lower egypt, His son would take over his rule when he passed

King Narmer

300

This god was the sun god who the Pharoah is believed to be a descendent of 

Ra or Re

400

This God was the river God in charge of watching over the Nile River which was important to crop growth

Hapi

500

This kingdom was similar to Egypt as they were influenced by their culture and Gods, but also adopted some customs of southern African tribes

Kingdom of Kush

Israel Rulers

100

This was the first King of the Israelites, chosen by a judge named Samuel

King Saul

200

This King founded the city of Jerusalem and would write many sacred Psalms that are still prayed and practiced to this day

King David

300

Name the 2 kingdoms that split the Israelite people 

Judah and Israel

400

This Israelite King was most known for constructing the first Temple in Jerusalem

King Solomon

500

This group of Jewish peoples were the ones who led revolts against constant roman rule in AD 66

Zealots

Religious beliefs

100

This process of preserving the human body after death helped prepare the body for the afterlife in Egyptian culture

Embalming

200

A religion followed by people who believe in one singular god/divine being

Monotheism

300

This person was a messenger sent by God to share Gods word with people. EX Moses

Prophet

400

What is contained in the Ark of the Covenant?

Ten Commandments

500

This event was caused by the Chaldeans taking over the land of Canaan and causing many Jewish people to leave the promised land

Babylonian Exile

Technology and writing

100

A writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols

Hieroglyphics 

200

The religion of Judaism led to the future creation of these 2 monotheistic religions

Christianity and Islam

300

These were the teachings of moses received from God, later became the first part of the Hebrew Bible

Torah

400

This was a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile River that was processed by Egyptians and used for writing material

Papyrus

500

Farmers would create this bucket contraption to help move water into a storage basin to continue the flow of irrigating farms throughout the year

Shadoof