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World History
Chapter 6 Study Guide
The Israelites
Part One: Vocabulary Terms
Proverbs
Polytheism
Synagogue
Plagues
Israelites
Directions: Match the vocabulary terms word with the correct definition.
Covenant
Exile
Exodus
Kosher
Canaan
Rabbis
Dead Sea Scrolls
Talmud
Tabernacle
Antiochus
Palestine
Moses
Essenes
David
Monotheism
1.
A Jewish house of worship; they met there on the Sabbath to pray and discuss their religion Synagogue
2.
An agreement with God
Covenant
3.
Religious Jewish leaders
Rabbis
4.
Food prepared according to the Jewish dietary laws Kosher
5.
The worship of more than one God
6.
The wise sayings of Solomon
7.
The departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt
8.
Being forced to leave ones homeland
9.
These documents were probably written by the Essenes
10.
A tent like structure where the Israelite tribes worshipped God
11.
Teaching about the Torah and other Jewish laws
12.
A Seleucid king who required Jews to worship Greek gods and goddesses Antiochus
13.
He drove the Philistines out of Israel, moved the capital to Jerusalem _David
14.
Name given to Judea by the Romans; it was in reference to the Philistines?_Palestine
15.
Received laws from God according to Exodus__ Moses
16.
Terrible events, such as the spread of locusts _ Plagues
17.
What was the name of the group that broke away from the Temple of Jerusalem and followed only the
written law of the Torah __ Essenes
18.
It is present day Lebanon, Israel and Jordan in ancient times this area was__ Canaan
19.
Descendants of Abraham who left Mesopotamia and settled in Canaan_ Israelites
20.
The belief in one God__Monotheism
Polytheism
Proverbs
Exodus
Exile
the Dead Sea Scrolls
Tabernacle
Talmud
Part Two: Chapter Review
1. What religion developed as a result of the faith the Israelites had in their God? Judaism
2. According to the Hebrew Bible who led the Israelites out of Egypt? Moses
3. The scrolls of the Torah were kept in a cabinet called the…Ark of the covenant
4. What was the reason the Phoenicians started using an alphabet? For Trade
5. According to the Hebrew Bible, who was considered the father and leader of the 12 tribes of Israel?
Jacob
6. Whom did Samuel anoint as the first king of Israel? Saul
7. In the story of David and Goliath, who was Goliath? A Philistine warrior
8. Who is believed to have written many of the Psalms? David
9. The Hebrew Bible states that Daniel’s faith in God helped to protect him from…the lions
10. Ezra was a scribe who guided the writing of what document? The Torah
11. According to your textbook, who was considered a model for Jewish girls to imitate? Ruth
12. What leader introduced the Greek language and culture to Judah? Alexander the Great
13. Describe some of the areas of life that the ancient Israelites stressed as being very important?
Education and Family
14. What people defeated the Chaldeans and also conquered Babylon? Persians
15. Who was the Persian king who defeated the Chaldeans and allowed the exiled Jews to return to
Judah? Cyrus
16. This group fought the Romans for their freedom and drove them out of Jerusalem in A.D. 66 for a
short period of time? Zealots
17. The second temple in Jerusalem was rebuilt during the reign of what leader? Herod
18. Why was the Dead Sea Scroll a significant archaeological discover? The scrolls are important because
they provide a window into the past. The scrolls let historians see that Judaism was not always an
established religion. Some scrolls describe the beliefs, holy days and practices of other Jewish groups