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Questions about Ancient Hebrews 6th Grade Social Studies 1. The Hebrews were founders of which religion? a. b. c. d. Buddhism Judaism Scientology none of the above 2. Where did the Hebrews establish the Kingdom of Israel? a. b. c. d. in Egypt in Kush in the Nile River Valley in Canaan 3. What sacred Hebrew document tells about the history of ancient Hebrew leaders and events? a. b. c. d. The Torah The Qur'an The New Testament The Magna Carta 4. According to the Torah, around 1800 B.C.E., due to famine (a lack of food), the Hebrews moved from Canaan to Egypt. Later, the Hebrews fled Egypt. Why? a. b. c. d. because they did not speak the same language as the Egyptians because the Egyptians forced the Hebrews into slavery because the Nile River flooded because there were no schools to attend 5. Which Hebrew leader is known as the "Father of the Hebrews" (the ancestor of the Jewish people), and believed that there was only one true God? a. b. c. d. King Solomon King David Abraham Moses 6. According to the Torah, what was the Covenant? a. b. c. d. a sacred agreement between God and Abraham an agreement between the Egyptians and the Hebrews a promise Abraham made with his wife none of the above ©2012 Henry Anker 1 Questions about Ancient Hebrews 6th Grade Social Studies 7. According to the Torah, God promised land for the Hebrew People. Where was this land? a. b. c. d. Egypt Canaan Madagascar North America 8. According to the Torah, what was the most difficult act Abraham was willing to perform, to show his devotion to God? a. b. c. d. sacrifice (kill) and burn a sheep sacrifice (kill) his own son, Isaac never again eat meat sacrifice (kill) himself 9. According to Exodus in the Torah, Moses led the Hebrew people out of Egypt to escape slavery and rule by the pharaoh. How did Moses lead the Hebrews to freedom? a. with God's miracle, Moses parted the Red Sea b. with God's help, the people grew wings and flew to Canaan c. Moses taught the Hebrews how to make more powerful weapons and defeat the Egyptian army d. Moses tricked the pharaoh into drinking a poison liquid 10. What was the name of the set of laws, which were the foundation for Judaism, given to Moses by God? a. b. c. d. The Old Testament The Ten Commandments The New Testament The Torah 11. How were The Ten Commandments, a set of laws for Hebrews to follow, given by God to Moses? a. b. c. d. the laws were written in the stars the laws were drawn in the sand the laws were written on papyrus paper the laws were engraved into stone tablets 12. Which of the following is not one of The Ten Commandments (laws that spelled out the Hebrews duties to God)? a. "You shall have no other god before me." b. "You shall honor your father and mother." c. "You shall not do any work on the Sabbath." d. "You shall not speak a language other than Hebrew." ©2012 Henry Anker 2 Questions about Ancient Hebrews 6th Grade Social Studies 13. Judaism is the world's oldest monotheistic religion. What does monotheistic mean? a. b. c. d. a belief in many gods a belief in one god a belief in no god a belief that people are gods 14. What does the term Sabbath mean? a. the seventh day of the week, to be used for rest and worship, according to one of the Ten Commandments b. a place of worship c. a group of people who study the Torah d. the belief in only one god 15. A __________ is a religious teacher who studies and teaches others about Jewish laws. a. b. c. d. monk priest governor rabbi 16. In 63 B.C.E., the Jews living in Judah were conquered by the Romans. As a part of their empire building, the Romans executed more than 50,000 Jews. What does executed mean? a. b. c. d. forced to change religion killed imprisoned enslaved 17. After the Jews were defeated by the Roman military, led by Titus, in the year 70 B.C.E., what did the Romans do next? a. b. c. d. they destroyed the city of Jerusalem and its great temple they rebuilt the city of Jerusalem and its great temple the army marched quietly out of the city of Jerusalem they adopted Judaism as their new religion 18. The captivity of the People of Judah by the Babylonians in 586 B.C.E. was the beginning of the Jewish Diaspora. What does the term diaspora mean? a. b. c. d. a traditional grouping of people together a scattering of a traditional group of people apart from one another a starving of a group of people a rescue of a traditional group of people ©2012 Henry Anker 3 Questions about Ancient Hebrews 6th Grade Social Studies 19. After losing their homeland, Jews were scattered among gentiles, in lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. What does the term gentile mean? a. b. c. d. non-Jewish person non-religious person non-English speaking person immigrant 20. In order to help the Hebrew faith of Judaism survive, rabbis told Jews to build ___________, as places to study, worship, and gather together. a. b. c. d. synagogues mosques churches Shinto shrines ©2012 Henry Anker 4