Social Studies Cards

Front 1

The Phoneicians
A: Sea trading power

Back 1

1. Controlled trade through much of the Mediterranean
2. Brought exotic goods from all around the Mediterranean

Front 2

B: Phonenician Aplhabet

Back 2

1. Used 22 symbols to represent the sounds of language
2. Forms basis of alphabet used in many countries today, including the United States
3. Sea trade caused alphabet to spread

Front 3

The Israelites
A. Abraham
B. Canaan to Egypt

Back 3

1. Led his people to practice monotheisim, a beleif in one God.
2. Followed God's direction to leave Mesopotamia


1. While living in Canaan, famine caused the Israelites to flee to Egypt
2. Israelites lived in Egypt for hundreds of years

Front 4

The Desert

Back 4

1. Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt
2. They wandered the desert for 40 years

Front 5

Return to Canaan

Back 5

1. Israelites were united in Canaan under the first king, Saul
2. The second king, David, established the capital in Jerusalem

Front 6

King Solomon

Back 6

1. Built a temple in Jerusalem that became the Isrealites' main place of worship.
2. After his death, the country split into the northern kingdom, Israel, and the sourhtern kingdom, Judah

Front 7

Exile

Back 7

1. Assyrians exiled thousands of Israelites to distant parts of their empire
2. Chaldeans conquered Assyria
3. Chaldean king, Nebuchadnezzar, exiled the people of Judah to Babylonia