The Assyrians and Chaldeans wanted ______________ to control the trade routes across that country.
a. Judah
b. Syria
c. Canaan
d. Jerusalem
What is Canaan?
100
A young shepherd before becoming king;
Believed to have written many Psalms.
a. Paul
b. Daniel
c. David
d. Saul
Who was David?
100
The three sections that make up the Hebrew bible were
What were/are the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings?
100
Who was the Jewish Priest That led the guerrilla fight against Seleucid rule?
a. Essene
b. Exodus
C. Simon ben Kosiba
d. Judas Maccabeus
Who was Judas Maccabeus?
100
The people were known as the "Sea People"
a. Babylonians
b. Philistines
c. Phoenicians
d. Isrealites
Who are the Philistines?
200
According to the Hebrew bible , who led the Israelites in a series of battles to conquer Canaan?
a. Abraham
b. Jacob
c. Joshua
d. Moses
Who was Joshua?
200
He was a Judge; Warned of taxes and enslavement;
Chose king Saul.
a. Solomon
b. Samuel
c. Saul
d. David
Who was Samuel?
200
This book explains why Jews believed suffering would eventually be replaces by goodness.
a. David
b. Daniel
C. Exodus
D. Samuel
What is Daniel?
200
This Jewish group was the most aggressive in dealing with the Romans.
a. Zealots
b. Essenes
c. Sadducees
d. Pharisees
Who were the Zealots?
200
This helped shape the moral principles of many nations
a. The Torah
b. The Ten commandments
c. The Diaspora
d. Monotheism
What are The Ten commandments?
300
The city that the Israelites marched around for 7 days.
a. Barak
b. Canaan
c. Jericho
d. Mount Sinai
What was Jericho?
300
Won many battles; Lost the support because he disobeyed God. Impressed by David’s skill. Made him a commander over his armies, but grew jealous of David and tried to kill him, but failed.
a. Daniel
b. Samuel
c. Saul
D. Solomon
Who was Saul?
300
This Persian King let the Jews return to Judah, but they were still goverened under his control
a. Nebuchadnezzar
b. Cyrus II
c. Herod
d. David
Who was Cyrus II?
300
What festival was a result of the sctions of the Maccabees?
a. Seder
b. Hanukkah
c. Passover
d. Diaspora
What is Hanukkah?
300
The ancestor(s) of ancient Israleites was__________ and his family.
a. Noah
b. Abraham
c. Nebuchadnezzar
d. Moses
Who was Abraham?
400
This is known as an agreement with God.
a. commandment
b. covenant
c. deity
d. Torah
What is a covenant?
400
Made some Israelites leave. Brought some Assyrians to live in Israel. They mingled with the Israelites still living there and they became a new culture known as the
a. Phoenicians
b. Philistines
c. Assyrians
d. Samaritans
Who were the Samaritans?
400
The Story of Noah and the ark in in the book of
a. Exodus
d. Genesis
c. Rabid
D. Daniel
What is Genesis?
400
Which empire renamed Judaea (Palestine) as a kind of punishment after crushing a Jewish revolt?
a. the Chaldeans
b. the Philistines
c. the Persians
d. the Romans
Who were the Romans?
400
The Mishnah (oral Jewish/rabbi discussions)was combined with other Jewish legal traditions into an authoritative collection of Jewish tradition known as
a. the New Testament
b. The Talmud
c. The old Testament
d. The Torah
What is the Talmud?
500
The Jewish, Christian, and Muslim belief in one God is this type of doctrine?
a. Theocracy
b. monotheism
c. polytheism
d. cultural diffusion
What is monotheism?
500
A Chaldean King that forced Jerusalem to move to Babylon, destroyed the temple, thousands prisoners...Babylonian Exile
a. Samuel
b. Saul
c. Nebuchadnezzar
d. Solomon
Who was Nebuchadnezzar?
500
Which Jewish holiday and celebrates the exodus of the Jewish people from Egypt?
What is the Passover?
500
The Jews that were scattered; a Greek word
a. Dynasty
b. exodus
c. diaspora
d. rabbi
What is diaspora?
500
David and his army defeated
a. The Greeks
b. The Assyrians
c. The Palestines
d. The Philistines