Kush
Which country was Kush's neighbor to the north.
Egypt
Who was known as the "Father of the Jews" who moved his family from Mesopotamia to Canaan?
Abraham
What is Judaism's most sacred text called that consists of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.
Torah
What is the belief in one God called?
Monotheism
In 597 B.C.E., this empire invaded Judah and King Nebuchadnezzar took many of the people as captives to its capital city.
Babylonians
Which continent is Kush on?
Africa
Who led the Israelites out of Egyptial Slavery?
Moses
What is an early name for the Jewish people?
Israelite or Hebrew
What was kept in the sacred Ark of the Covenant?
The 10 Commandments
In 164 B.C.E., this empire controlled Judah after defeating the Persians, and tried to make the Jews worship their gods like Zeus and Hera.
Greeks
What advantage did Meroe have over Napata as a capital of Kush?
It was farther away from Egypt.
Who built the sacred temple in Jerusalem?
Solomon
What is another name of a Jewish house of worship or temple?
Synagogue
What is another name for the escape of the Israelitesfrom slavery in Egypt to freedom called?
Exodus
In 63 C.E. this empire conquered Judah, now called Judea. They exiled all Jews from Jerusalem and sent them to other parts of the its Empire.
Romans
Which Kushite king conquered Egypt?
King Piye
Who defeated the Philistine giant warrior Goliath and united the Israelites into a new kingdom called Israel?
David
Which Jewish holiday commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery?
Passover
What term refers to the spread of Israelites out of Israel to other parts of the world?
Diaspera
This empire and its king, Cyrus, defeated the Babylonians in in 539 B.C.E. and let many of the Jews return to Judah.
Persians
What were Kushite Queens called?
Kandakes
Who was given the 10 Commandments on Mount Sinai?
Moses
What is the collection of early Jewish traditions called that comments and explains the laws and teachings of Judaism.
Talmud
What was the name of the Rabbi that set up the Jewish learning center in Yavneh? He was smuggled out of Jerusalem in a coffin.
Yohanan ben Zakkai
In 721 B.C.E., this empire conquered the northern kingdom of Israel, took it’s leaders to Mesopotamia and the people were sent to many lands
Assyrians