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The earliest Hebrews were ___ (were they settled down or were they nomads?)
What were pastoral nomads?
100
____ was used by the Israelites to strengthen their military forces and to use for agricultural purposes.
What is iron technology?
100
___ is the major body of water that Israel borders?
What is the Mediterranean sea?
100
____ is what Yahweh expected of his people.
What is to worship him alone and obey high moral standards?
100
___ were the speakers of the ancient Hebrew language.
Who are the Hebrews?
200
The earliest Hebrews inhabited lands between ____ and ___ during the second millennium B.C.E.
What is Mesopotamia and Egypt?
200
The Israelites abandoned the tribal structure and changed to become a ______.
What is a Mesopotamian style monarchy that brought all 12 tribes under unified rule?
200
King David and King Solomon built an elaborate capital city at ____
What is Jerusalem?
200
____ is a Jewish house of worship.
What is a Synagogue?
200
____ were a branch of Hebrews who settled in Palestine
Who were the Israelites?
300
____ is considered the Hebrew scriptures.
What is the Old Testament of the Christian Bible?
300
___ were the prophets of Israel. (what was their job)
Who were the moral and social critics who called the people back to obeying God?
300
___ is the smaller kingdom in the land known as Judea, south of Israel.
What is Judah?
300
____ is the holy book of Judaism. It was Hebrew for "doctrine" or "teaching" and laid down Yahweh's laws while guiding human affairs.
What is the Torah?
300
___ were descendants from southern Isrealites who inhabited the Kingdom of Judah.
Who were the Jews?
400
Hebrew law borrowed the principle of ____ from Hammurabi's code.
What is lex talionis? (an eye for an eye)
400
During the 9th century B.C.E. the Israelites payed tribute to ____.
Who are the Assyrians?
400
In Jerusalem, ziggurats (which were associated with false Mesopotamian gods) were not built; instead ____ were built in honor of Yahweh.
What were lavish decorated temples?
400
___ is the Jewish name for God.
What is Yahweh?
400
____ destroyed the capital city of Jerusalem.
Who are the Babylonians?
500
The early Hebrews worshiped several deities and believed that nature spirits lived in trees, rocks, and mountains until ____ taught them monotheism.
Who is Moses?
500
___ were how the early Israelites were organized.
What are tribes?
500
____ is the city were Abraham came from.
What is the city of Ur?
500
___ were the religious laws given to the Israelites from Moses.
What were the 10 commandments?
500
____ would reward or punish the whole community collectively, according to its observance of his commandments.
Who is Yahweh?