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31 Cards in this Set
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Canaan |
A region along the Mediterranean sea, where the Israelites built a kingdom in 1000 BC |
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Monotheism |
The belief in one God |
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Judaism |
A religion that evolved from israelite faith. The followers are known as Jews. |
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Hebrew |
Language spoken by Israelites |
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Abraham |
The Israelites believed they came from Abraham. God told abraham and his followers to leave Mesopotamia and go to Canaan. |
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Jacob |
Abrahams grandson. Had 12 sons whos families were divided into 12 tribes. |
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Tribes |
Separate family groups. |
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Why did the Israelites go to Egypt? |
Because a drought began |
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How was life for the Israelites in Egypt? |
Not good, the Egyptian Pharoah enslaved them. He ordered all Israelite baby boys to be thrown in the Nile river to prevent rebellion. |
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Moses |
An Israelite child saved by a Pharoah's daughter. Saw a burning Bush and heard gods voice, telling him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt to freedom |
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Exodus |
The israelite escape from Egypt. Known today as passover. |
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The 10 Commandments |
Laws Moses received from God on mount Sinai |
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Torah |
Laws from God, which later became first part of the Hebrew bible. Includes the 10 Commandments. |
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How long did it take the Israelites to arrive to Canaan? What happened to Moses? What did they find there? What did they do? |
40 years. Moses did not survive and another leader named Joshua took over. They found other people living there, mostly Canaanites. Believing it was gods will to conquer them, Joshua led them into battle. |
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The judges |
After Joshua died, the Israelites looked to judges for leadership. Usually a military leader, commanding one or two tribes. |
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Deborah |
Ordered an attack on Canaanite king Jabin. Barack and 10000 Israelites destroyed their army. They won control of the hilly region in central Canaan. |
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Who were the Phoenicians? |
A group of Canaanites, who created the alphabet. Made writing simpler and helped them keep records. Passed to the Greeks and Roman's. |
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Philistines |
The strongest people living in Canaan around 1000 BC. |
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Prophet |
A person who the ancient Israelites thought was instructed by God. |
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Who was Saul? Who was David and what did he do? |
Anointed by Samuel to be King of the Israelites. According to the bible, he disobeyed God and this caused God to choose another king, David, and was anointed by samuel in secret. When david became king, he conquered the Philistines. He drove them from the area and made an empire. |
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What is the capital of Israel? |
Jerusalem |
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How was David able to build temples? |
Taxing the Israelite people (tributes) |
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Who was Solomon? |
Son of David, created proverbs, but disliked by the Israelites because of his taxes. |
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What is the capital of the kingdom of Israel? |
Samaria, in the north, the larger kingdom |
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What is the capital of Judah? |
Jerusalem. The kingdom was in the south, and was the smaller of the two |
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The prophets |
Emphasized religious ideals of leading a moral life. |
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What caused the fall of Israel? |
The Assyrians, whom conquered Israel and scattered the 10 tribes in the empire. |
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Samaritans |
People of israelite and assyrian descent |
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Why did Judah fall? |
Egyptians conquered it. The Jews were able to keep their king, but had to pay tribute to Egypt. Then the chaldeans conquered Egypt, who became the new rulers of Judah. |
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What was the Chaldean capital? |
Babylon |
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The Babylonian Captivity |
A revolt led by a Jewish king, who was appointed by Nebuchadnezzar, that resulted in the capture of Jerusalem |
