Show:
randoms1
randoms 2
randoms 3
randoms 4
randoms 5
100

According to the Hebrew Bible, ________________________ is father to all Israelites, and he led his people from ______________________ to the Land of Canaan.

A. Moses; Mesopotamia

B. David; Egypt

C. Abraham; Mesopotamia

D. Abraham; Egypt

C. Abraham; Mesopotamia

100

Which statement summarizes the significance of King Solomon in the history of the Hebrew people?

A. He united the tribes of Israel and founded its first empire.

B. He led the Israelites on the Exodus from Egypt.

C. He declared Jerusalem the capital in 1000 BCE.

D. He founded the first temple in Jerusalem.

D. He founded the first temple in Jerusalem.

100

The first civilization to take control of Israel and destroy its Northern Kingdom was… (6.43)

A. Greece

B. Egypt

C. Babylon

D. Assyria

D. Assyria

100

Which social group had the largest population and the fewest rights?   (6.15)

  • A. Viziers and Government Officials
  • B. Scribes an Priests
  • C. Artisans and Craftsmen
  • D. Farmers and Peasants
  • D. Farmers and Peasants
100

Without the Rosetta stone, historians would never have been able to interpret ancient Egyptian (6.18)

  • A. Hieroglyphics
  • B. Mathematics
  • C. Astronomy
  • D. Artwork
  • A. Hieroglyphics
200

The Jordan River connects to which body of water?

A. Red Sea

B. Dead Sea

C. Mediterranean Sea

D. Black Sea

B. Dead Sea

200

What was the significance of the Persian conquest of Babylon?

A. The Jewish people were exiled from Babylon and forced to live under the ruler Nebuchadnezzar.

B. The Jewish people were able to return to their homeland and practice their beliefs.

C. The Jewish Empire split into two separate kingdoms that Cyrus was easily able to conquer next.

D. The Jewish resistance against the rule of Cyrus began and resulted in the destruction of Jerusalem.

B. The Jewish people were able to return to their homeland and practice their beliefs.

200

King _____________ of Persia allowed the Israelites to return to their homeland.

A. Sennacharib

B. Cyrus

C. Darius

D. Nebuchadnezzar II

B. Cyrus

200

“In my role I am responsible for overseeing the land and government.  All the government official report to me. I am trusted by the pharaoh with the affairs of the court, to handle the food supply and reservoirs of water, and to judge fairly and by law. It is my responsibility to be the pharaoh’s ‘eyes and ears’ for the territory.”      6.15       

  • This statement is most likely something said by a: 
  • A. Pharaoh
  • B. Farmer
  • C. Scribe
  • D. Vizier
  • D. Vizier
200

According to the Hebrew Bible, _____________________ was leader of the Israelites, speaking to them on God’s behalf, and he led his people from _____________________ to the Land of Canaan.

A. Moses; Egypt

B. Abraham; Mesopotamia

C. David; Egypt

D. Moses; Mesopotamia

A. Moses; Egypt

300

The Ancient Israelites first migrated from Mesopotamia into what region?

A. Ur

B. Cairo

C. Babylon

D. Canaan

D. Canaan

300

Who led the Israelites out of Egypt?

A. Abraham

B. Isaac

C. Moses

D. Jacob


C. Moses

300

King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon helped allow a diaspora of Israelites to be created. What is a diaspora?

A. It is when a religious group spreads its religion to other places.

B. It is a group of people of similar nationality, ethnicity, or culture that all live in a different place together.

C. It is a special place of Jewish worship.

D. It is when a group of ancient peoples gather together for trade.

B. It is a group of people of similar nationality, ethnicity, or culture that all live in a different place together.

300

Why was the role of a scribe important to ancient Egyptian society?     (6.15)

  • A. Scribes helped to record important Egyptian events that helped the world know more about Egyptian history.
  • B. Scribes calculated and recorded taxes that would contribute to Egypt’s wealth
  • C. Scribes kept records of the food supply, so that farmers could manage the harvesting and planting of crops.
  • D. All of the above.
  • D. All of the above.
300

After Solomon’s reign a(n) ___________________ began, which weakened Israel greatly.

A. civil war

B. plague

C. famine

D. epidemic

A. civil war

400

Why did the Ancient Israelites leave Egypt to travel back to Canaan?

A. To increase their opportunities for trade.

B. To form a democratic nation.

C. To return to the rule of the Babylonians.

D. To escape persecution from the Egyptians.

D. To escape persecution from the Egyptians

400

Which of the following best states the main purpose of the Ten Commandments?

A. To suggest ways to observe the Sabbath.

B. To describe the qualifications for kings.

C. To reveal warnings to the Israelites.

D. To provide rules for living.

D. To provide rules for living.

400

Three of the bodies of water inside or around Israel are. . .

A. Jordan River, Mediterranean Sea, and the Red Sea

B. Yellow River, Caspian Sea, and the Red Sea

C. Jordan River, Indus River, and the Pacific Ocean

D. Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Indus River

  • A. Jordan River, Mediterranean Sea, and the Red Sea
400

How did ancient Egyptians remove the brain from the body before mummifying it? (6.16)

  • A. They cut off the head, removed the brain, and re-attached the head.
  • B. They sucked the brain out through a hole right above the ear.
  • C. They picked through brain out through the nose.
  • D. All of the above.
  • C. They picked through brain out through the nose.
400

. ____________________ became the first king because ________________.

A. Saul; the prophet, Samuel, anointed him to be the 1st king.

B. David; the prophet, Samuel anointed him to be the 1st king

C. Saul; the Israelites begged God for a king

D. Solomon; he was the wisest man who ever lived.

C. Saul; the Israelites begged God for a king

500

Why is Abraham an important figure in the history of the ancient Hebrews?

A. He was a Hebrew scholar during the Babylonian exile.

B. He led the Hebrew people from slavery in Egypt.

C. He was chosen to be the first Jewish king.

D. He was a founder of Judaism.


D. He was the founder of Judaism

500

What were the names of the kings of the United Kingdom of Israel in chronological order? 

A. Saul, Solomon, David

B. Saul, David, Solomon

C. David, Saul, Solomon

D. Solomon, David, Saul

B. Saul, David, Solomon

500

Why was trading so successful in ancient Egypt? 6.14

  • A. Egyptians could trade both up and down the river
  • B. The wind and the flowing direction of the Nile.
  • c. Because Egyptians had the largest and fastest ships.
  • D. They had the Egyptian gods on their side.
  • A. Egyptians could trade both up and down the river
500

Which of the following best explains ancient Egyptians’ view of death? (6.16) 

  • A. Ancient Egyptians believed that people only had one life to live.
  • B. Ancient Egyptians believed that when people died, they would go to Heaven or Hades.
  • C. Ancient Egyptians believed that when people died, they would journey to a new world and would need their valuables and their preserved bodies.

D. Ancient Egyptians believed that when people died, they would journey to a new world and would leave everything from their old life behind them.

  • C. Ancient Egyptians believed that when people died, they would journey to a new world and would need their valuables and their preserved bodies.
500

The Israelites practiced the religion of Judaism, which is…

A. polytheistic

B. monotheistic

C. based on Islam

D. based on Christianity

B. monotheistic