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Vocabulary
Canaan
The Ancient Israelites
The Kingdom of Israel
The Growth of Judaism
100
Belief in one God
What is Monotheism
100
The body of water which bordered Canaan
What is the Mediterranean Sea
100
The first part of the Hebrew Bible
What is the Torah
100
The strongest people living in Canaan in 1000 BC
Who are the Philistines
100
Continued their religion during their exile in Babylon
Who are the Jews
200
An agreement with God
What is a covenant
200
How long it took the Israelites to reach Canaan
What is 40 years
200
Abraham's grandson who raised twelve sons in Canaan
Who is Jacob
200
A prophet who warned the Israelites that a king would tax them and make them slaves
Who is Samuel
200
The Jewish weekly day of worship and rest
What is the Sabbath
300
A nation that rules other nations
What is an empire
300
Today Lebanon, Israel and this country occupy the land that was once Canaan
What is Jordan
300
Sent by God to trouble Egypt
What is the 10 Plagues
300
The first king of Israel who displeased God by disobeying his commands
Who is Saul
300
Took over Babylon and permitted the Jews to return to Judah
Who is the Persian King Cyrus
400
Money or slaves given to the Israelites by conquered peoples
What is tribute
400
Caused Israelites to leave Canaan and go to Egypt
What is drought
400
Helped shape the basic moral laws of many nations
What are the Ten Commandments
400
An important goal the prophets wanted for Christianity and Islam
What is a just society
400
Helped people who were not Jews understand the Hebrew Bible and as a result spread Jewish ideas throughout the Mediterranean world
What is the Greek version of the Hebrew Bible
500
A deliverer sent by God for whom many Jews waited
What is the messiah
500
Led the Israelites out of Egypt but never saw the promised land
Who is Moses
500
Group of Canaanites who developed the alphabet
Who are the Phonecians
500
Conquered Israel in 722 BC and scattered the 10 tribes across their empire
Who are the Assyrians
500
Celebrates the driving of Greeks out of Judah and the destruction of all traces of Greek Gods and Goddesses
What is the cleansing of the temple (Hanukkah)