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20 Cards in this Set
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Sinai Peninsula |
Barren land of rocks, sand dunes, mountains and the occasional oasis |
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Covenant |
Solemn agreement |
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Theocracy |
A government ruled by God |
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Principles of morality |
The basic rules of right and wrong, good and evil |
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Decalogue |
Another term for Ten Commandments |
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Israel (Northern Kingdom) and Judah (Southern Kingdom) |
Names of the two kingdoms after Israel divided |
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Israel was conquered by the Assyrians in 700s BC. Judah was conquered by the Chaldeans in 500s BC. |
Empires that conquered Israel and Judah |
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Phoenicia |
Narrow 200-mile-long strip of land in northern Canaan that the Israelites never occupied. Had groups of independent cities like Tyre and Sidon. |
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Murex |
A kind of sea snail the Phoenicians used to make dye for wool and silk |
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Asia Minor |
A peninsula of western Asia between the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Euphrates River |
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Hittites |
Controlled an empire in Asia Minor for about 1000 years. They used resources for war and conquest. They were among the first in world history to make iron weapons, which were much stronger than the bronze weapons of their enemies. |
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Hattusas |
Capital of the Hittite nation - burned down around 1200 BC |
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Amalekites |
Defeated by Israelites while traveling toward Sinai |
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Jordan River |
God parted the waters of the ___ so the Israelites could cross into Canaan. |
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Samuel |
The wise leader who warned the Israelites of the dangers of having an earthly king. |
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Euphrates River |
This river marked the northernmost extent of Israel's influence. |
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Mountains of Lebanon |
This natural boundary separated Israel from Phoenicia. |
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Gulf of Agaba |
A body of water that marked the southernmost extent of Israel's influence. |
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Hippo and Carthage |
___ and ___ are two Phoenician trading posts on the northern coast of Africa. |
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Alphabet |
This was the Phoenicians' most valuable contribution to world history as they carried it with them as they traded throughout the Mediterranean. |
