Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Talmud | f. | Solomon | b. | monotheism | g. | Hanukkah | c. | Assyrians and
Chaldeans | h. | Israel | d. | exile | i. | Nebuchadnezzar | e. | Ten
Commandments | j. | Sabbath |
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wanted Canaan for control of trade routes through it
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formed the basic moral laws of many nations
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commemorates the cleansing of the temple by the Maccabees
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teachings about the Torah and record of Jewish law
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Chaldean king who captured Jerusalem and exiled 10,000 Jews
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belief that there is only one God; became the basis for Islam and
Christianity
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weekly day of worship and rest
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name given to the descendants of Jacob; means “one who struggles with
God”
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king who built the temple in Jerusalem
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being forced to leave one’s homeland
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Canaan | f. | Babylonian Captivity | b. | David | g. | Diaspora | c. | Cyrus | h. | drought | d. | Torah | i. | prophets | e. | Israelites | j. | Palestine |
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first part of the Hebrew Bible
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Jews living outside Judah; Greek word meaning “scattered”
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drove the Philistines out of Israel, and moved the capital to Jerusalem
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name given to Judah by Romans; refers to the Philistines
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Persian king who allowed Jews to return to Judah
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period of time when Jews were sent to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar
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warned that going to a temple was not enough; all must work for a just
society
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caused Israelites to leave Canaan and go to Egypt
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present-day Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan
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descendants of Abraham who left Mesopotamia and settled in Canaan
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Jewish religious teachers are called
a. | professors. | c. | priests. | b. | clerics. | d. | rabbis. |
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____ was a model of devotion to family held up for Jewish girls to
imitate.
a. | Deborah | c. | Naomi | b. | Hatshepsut | d. | Ruth |
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____ raised 12 sons, who became the 12 tribes of Israel.
a. | Cyrus | c. | Abraham | b. | Jacob | d. | Moses |
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____ was the warrior-farmer anointed king by the prophet Samuel.
a. | Alexander | c. | Saul | b. | Ezra | d. | Nebuchadnezzar |
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The ____ translated the Hebrew Bible into Greek, spreading Jewish ideas.
a. | Essenes | c. | Pharisees | b. | Muslims | d. | Jews of
theDiaspora |
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The faith of the Israelites became known as
a. | Judaism. | c. | Islam. | b. | Buddhism. | d. | Christianity. |
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A person thought to be instructed by God is a
a. | judge. | c. | prophet. | b. | scribe. | d. | zealot. |
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____ refused to worship Babylonian gods and was thrown into the lion’s
den.
a. | Samuel | c. | Moses | b. | Daniel | d. | Isaiah |
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____ lived in the desert, praying for God to deliver them from the
Romans.
a. | Zealots | c. | Prophets | b. | Maccabees | d. | Essenes |
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____ founded a school that became a center for Torah studies.
a. | Yohanan ben Zaccai | c. | Antiochus | b. | Alexander the Great | d. | Abraham |
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Ezra was a scribe who guided the writing of the
a. | Quran. | c. | Gospels. | b. | Book of the Dead. | d. | Torah. |
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The wise sayings of Solomon were written down and are called
a. | adages. | c. | proverbs. | b. | psalms. | d. | none of these |
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They defeated the Chaldeans and conquered Babylon.
a. | Persians | c. | Greeks | b. | Romans | d. | Picts |
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Who led the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Sinai Desert?
a. | Jacob | c. | the Maccabees | b. | Moses | d. | Pharaoh |
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Who wrote many of the Psalms?
a. | Abraham | c. | Ezra | b. | David | d. | Saul |
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The Jews met here on the Sabbath to pray and discuss their religion.
a. | mosques | c. | churches | b. | plazas | d. | synagogues |
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Food prepared according to Jewish dietary laws is called
a. | clean. | c. | kosher. | b. | approved. | d. | fleishig. |
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The idea that the law should apply to everybody equally is called the
a. | rule of law. | c. | Torah covenant. | b. | Ten Commandments. | d. | Code of
Hammurabi. |
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____ was the king who defeated the Persians to become ruler of Judah.
a. | Herod | c. | Samuel | b. | Alexander the Great | d. | Cyrus |
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The ____ fought the Romans for freedom and drove them out of Jerusalem in A.D. 66.
a. | Greeks | c. | Samaritans | b. | Sadducees | d. | Zealots |
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Essay
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There are two kinds of laws in the Ten Commandments. What are they?
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42.
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What was the Torah covenant?
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43.
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Why did the Israelites fear the Philistines?
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44.
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What Jewish beliefs are shared by Christians and Muslims?
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