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Ancient Hebrews
and the Origins of Judaism
Chapter 11
The Struggle to Preserve Judaism
Chapter 12
Name ________________________________ 6S / 6V
Name _____________________________________
11.1 Introduction
1. When did the Hebrew civilization develop?
From _____________________ until _______________________
2. They moved to the land of Canaan. What country is currently occupying that area? _____________________________
3. The Hebrews founded what religion? ________________________
4. The first five books of the Bible are called ___________________.
11.2
What we know about Ancient Hebrews
5. Other than the Torah, what other sources (2) do historians use to learn more about the Hebrews?
__________________________________ and _______________________
6. Who is the ancestor of the Hebrews? _________________________
7. Where was he from? ________________________________________
8. Why did he and his followers flee to Egypt? ___________________
9. In Canaan, they were herders of sheep and goats, but in Egypt, they became _____________________.
10. Who led their escape from Egypt? ________________________
11. How long did they wander? _______________________________
12. Who forged the Hebrews into one united nation? _______________________________________
11.3
Important Leaders
13. Who was “the father of the Hebrews?” _____________________
14. What idea did Abraham introduce to the Hebrews?
__________________________________________________________
15. Who told Abraham to move from Mesopotamia to Canaan?
________________________________________
16. What was the name of the laws Moses was given?
__________________________________________________________
17. King David created a united kingdom with his son, ______________________________.
18. ____________________ is the holy city of the Hebrews.
11.4
The Life of Abraham: Father of the Hebrews
19. What was Abraham’s original name? ____________________
20. What is a covenant? ________________________________________
21. What was God’s covenant with Abraham? __________________________________________________________________
22. What are descendents? ___________________________________________________________________________________
23. What does the name Abraham mean? _______________________
24. What is a sacrifice? _______________________________________________________________________________________
25. What was Abraham’s most difficult sacrifice? _______________________________________________________________
26. Who stopped Abraham from this sacrifice?____________________
27. How many tribes made up the Hebrew nation? ___________
28. How did the nation get the name Israel? ____________________________________________________________________
29. Jews (Hebrews) believed they should set ____________________________________________________________________
30. Their reward was the ________________ ______________.
11.5 The Life of Moses: Leader and Prophet
31. What is a prophet? ______________________________________________________________________________________
32. Why did the pharaoh fear the Hebrews? ___________________________________________________________________
33. What is a plague? _______________________________________________________________________________________
34. How many plagues were there? _____________
35. Using your Bible (Exodus) or internet, list the ten plagues:
1). ________________________
2). ________________________
3). ________________________
4). ________________________
5). ________________________
6). ________________________
7). ________________________
8). ________________________
9). ________________________
10). ________________________
36. What happened at the Red Sea? ___________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
37. What was this flight called? _____________________________
38. Moses received the Ten Commandments while wandering the wilderness. What was the name of the mountain
where he received them? __________________________________________
39. The first commandments spell out the Hebrews’ ____________ to ________________.
40. The other commandments laid down basic _____________ laws.
41. Using a reference besides the text book, what is Passover?
11.6
The Lives of David and Solomon: Kings of Israel
42. How are these two leaders related? __________________________
43. When David was a boy, around 1000 B.C.E., who were the Hebrews at war with?
_____________________________________________________________
44. The Philistines promised to be the Hebrew’s ______________ if someone could beat their fiercest warrior,
_________________________________________.
45. Who defeated this warrior with nothing more than a slingshot?
_____________________________________________________________
46. As king, David _______________ the two parts of the Hebrews’ land, Israel and Judah. This one single kingdom was
called ___________________.
47. What is the Ark of the Covenant? __________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
48. Who became king after David’s death? ___________________
49. What did he build? ________________________________________
50. Where the Hebrews happy about the temple? ____________
51. What did they do? _______________________________________________________________________________________
52. David and Solomon’s descendants ruled the southern kingdom of ________________________.
CHAPTER 12: The Struggle to Preserve Judaism
12.1 Introduction
53. Because of the division of Israel, which part of the kingdom fell first? _______________________________
54. Judah was invaded by King ________________________ of ________________________.
55. Jewish Diaspora: Diaspora means _______________________.
56. Never again would most of the followers of Judaism
_____________________________________________________________
12.2 The Central Beliefs and Teachings of Judaism
57. What is monotheism? _____________________________________
58. What is a rabbi? __________________________________________
59. What is Talmud? ________________________________________________________________________________________
12.3
Foreign Domination and Jewish Diaspora
60. What two things threatened the survival of Jewish beliefs?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
61. From the beginning of this Diaspora, the followers of Judaism would be __________________ in many lands.
62. Those that did not return home found their land dominated by _________________
___________________.
63. It would not be _______________ to keep Judaism _____________.
64. The Babylonians called their captives __________________, after their homeland of Judah. The name was later
shortened to _____________.
65. The Persians, conquerors of Babylonians, had a king who was responsible for releasing the Jews. His name was
_______________.
66. For 400 years, Judah was ruled by _______________________.
67. Driving the Greeks from Jerusalem and repurifying the temple is the Jewish holiday called _______________________.
68. After Greek rule, the Jews were conquered by the ___________________.
69. What does execute mean? ________________________________
70. Unlike the Greeks, the Romans allowed the Jews to practice their ____________________ and govern their own
_________________.
71. After the Romans destroyed Jerusalem, the only thing that remained of the temple was
_____________________________.
72. It is still considered _______________ to this day.
12.4
Preserving and Passing On the Teachings of Judaism
73. What does gentile mean? ________________________________
74. What is a synagogue? ____________________________________________________________________________________
KEY
11.1 Introduction
1. When did the Hebrew civilization develop?
1800 BCE TO 70 CE
2. They moved to the land of Canaan. What country is currently occupying that area? ISRAEL
3. The Hebrews founded what religion? JUDAISM
4. The first five books of the Bible are called TORAH
11.2
What we know about Ancient Hebrews
5. Other than the Torah, what other sources (2) do historians use to learn more about the Hebrews?
ARCHAEOLOGICAL FACTS AND WRITTEN RECORDS
6. Who is the ancestor of the Hebrews? ABRAHAM
7. Where was he from? UR/MESOPOTAMIA
8. Why did he and his followers flee to Egypt? FAMINE
9. In Canaan, they were herders of sheep and goats, but in Egypt, they became SLAVES
10. Who led their escape from Egypt? MOSES
11. How long did they wander? 40 YEARS
12. Who forged the Hebrews into one united nation? DAVID
11.3
Important Leaders
13. Who was “the father of the Hebrews?” ABRAHAM
14. What idea did Abraham introduce to the Hebrews? MONOTHEISM
15. Who told Abraham to move from Mesopotamia to Canaan? GOD
16. What was the name of the laws Moses was given? 10 COMMANDMENTS
17. King David created a united kingdom with his son, SOLOMON
18. JERUSALEM is the holy city of the Hebrews.
11.4
The Life of Abraham: Father of the Hebrews
19. What was Abraham’s original name? ABRAM
20. What is a covenant? AN AGREEMENT OR PROMISE
21. What was God’s covenant with Abraham? THAT HE WOULD BE THE LEADER OF A GREAT NATION
22. What are descendants? DAUGHTER OR SON
23. What does the name Abraham mean? FATHER OF MANY
24. What is a sacrifice? A GIFT OF AN ANIMAL FOR SLAUGHTER AS A WAY TO HONOR GODS
25. What was Abraham’s most difficult sacrifice? HIS SON ISAAC
26. Who stopped Abraham from this sacrifice? ANGEL
27. How many tribes made up the Hebrew nation? 12
28. How did the nation get the name Israel? ANGEL FROM GOD
29. Jews (Hebrews) believed they should set AN EXAMPLE OF HOW TO LIVE
30. Their reward was the PROMISED LAND
11.5 The Life of Moses: Leader and Prophet
31. What is a prophet? A PERSON WHO SPEAKS OR INTERPRETS FOR GOD TO OTHER PEOPLE
32. Why did the pharaoh fear the Hebrews? FEARED THEIR GROWTH AND STRENGTH
33. What is a plague? A TERRIBLE DISASTER AFFECTING MANY; THOUGHT TO BE SENT BY GOD
34. How many plagues were there? 10
35. Using your Bible (Exodus) or internet, list the ten plagues:
Blood, Frogs, Bugs, Wild Animals, Pestilence, Boils, Hail, Locust, Darkness, The Passover Sacrifice,
Death of the First-Born
36. What happened at the Red Sea? PARTED TO LET THE HEBRES THROUGH; FLOODED EGYPTIAN SOLDIERS
37. What was this flight called? EXODUS
38. Moses received the Ten Commandments while wandering the wilderness. What was the name of the mountain
where he received them? SINAI
39. The first commandments spell out the Hebrews’ DUTIES TO GOD
40. The other commandments laid down basic MORAL laws.
41. Using a reference besides the text book, what is Passover? A JEWISH RITUAL TO CELEBRATE THE FREEDOM OF
ISRAELITES
11.6
The Lives of David and Solomon: Kings of Israel
42. How are these two leaders related? FATHER/SON
43. When David was a boy, around 1000 B.C.E., who were the Hebrews at war with? PHILISTINES
44. The Philistines promised to be the Hebrew’s SLAVES if someone could beat their fiercest warrior, GOLIATH.
45. Who defeated this warrior with nothing more than a slingshot? DAVID
46. As king, David UNITED the two parts of the Hebrews’ land, Israel and Judah. This one single kingdom was called
ISRAEL.
47. What is the Ark of the Covenant? A WOOD AND GOLD CHEST THAT HELD THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
48. Who became king after David’s death? SOLOMON
49. What did he build? TEMPLE
50. Where the Hebrews happy about the temple? NO
51. What did they do? BROKE AWAY
52. David and Solomon’s descendants ruled the southern kingdom of JUDAH
CHAPTER 12: The Struggle to Preserve Judaism
12.1 Introduction
53. Because of the division of Israel, which part of the kingdom fell first? ISRAEL
54. Judah was invaded by King NEBUCHADREZZAR OF BABYLON.
55. Jewish Diaspora: Diaspora means SCATTERING
56. Never again would most of the followers of Judaism BE TOGETHER IN A SINGLE HOMELAND
12.2 The Central Beliefs and Teachings of Judaism
57. What is monotheism? BELIEF IN ONE GOD
58. What is a rabbi? JEWISH TEACHER
59. What is Talmud? COLLECTION OF ANCIENT JEWSIH WRITINGS THAT INTERPRET THE LAW OF THE TORAH
12.3 Foreign Domination and Jewish Diaspora
60. What two things threatened the survival of Jewish beliefs? FALL OF JUDAH AND DESTRUCITON OF JERUSALEM
61. From the beginning of this Diaspora, the followers of Judaism would be SCATTERED in many lands.
62. Those that did not return home found their land dominated by FOREIGN RULERS
63. It would not be EASY to keep Judaism ALIVE
64. The Babylonians called their captives JUDAEANS after their homeland of Judah. The name was later shortened to
JEWS
65. The Persians, conquerors of Babylonians, had a king who was responsible for releasing the Jews. His name was
CYRUS.
66. For 400 years, Judah was ruled by FOREIGNERS.
67. Driving the Greeks from Jerusalem and repurifying the temple is the Jewish holiday called HANUKKAH.
68. After Greek rule, the Jews were conquered by the ROMANS
69. What does execute mean? TO KILL
70. Unlike the Greeks, the Romans allowed the Jews to practice their RELIGION and govern their own AFFAIRS.
71. After the Romans destroyed Jerusalem, the only thing that remained of the temple was WESTERN WALL.
72. It is still considered SACRED to this day.
12.4
Preserving and Passing On the Teachings of Judaism
73. What does gentile mean? NON-JEW
74. What is a synagogue? HOUSE OF JEWISH WORSHIP