Ancient Israel

Geography

100

land feature that has steep sides and a flat top

plateau

200

The landlocked body of water in Israel

Dead Sea

300

Body of water that is south of the Sinai Peninsula

Red Sea

400

Used as a trade route for sailors to get from Israel to Egypt

Mediterranean Sea

500

Name the body of water that the Jordan River flows into before continuing southward to the Dead Sea

Sea of Galilee

Kings

100

the first king of Ancient Israel

King Saul

200

Was a musician

King David

300

Built the First Temple

King Solomon

400

Forced the Israelites into exile

King Nebuchadnezzar

500

Let the Israelites return to their homeland (Judah)

Cyrus the Great

Judaism

100

rules about how to behave and worship

Ten Commandments

200

The Hebrew Bible

Tanakh

300

A basic belief of Judaism that everyone is created in the "image of God"

individual worth

400

A basic belief of Judaism that means everyone must behave right and honest

Personal responsibility

500

Provide me with at least 4 of the Ten Commandments 

Believe in the one God, don't worship statues, respect God's name, rest once a week with family and God, respect/obey parents, don't murder or hurt others, be faithful to spouse, don't steal, don't lie, don't be jealous

Architecture

100

Built by Solomon

First Temple

200

Built by Jews upon returning to homeland

Second Temple

300

Sacred shrine to Muslims located on Temple Mount

Dome of the Rock

400

Sacred shrine to Jews located on Temple Mount

Western Wall

500

Sacred shrine to Christians located on Temple Mount

Tomb of Christ

Vocab

100

Define the word "famine"

food shortage

200

Define the word "relic"

holy object

300

Define the word "covenant"

agreement

400

Define the word "homogeneous"

same

500

Define the word "shrine"

place connected to a holy person or event