CHAPTER 6 STUDY GUIDE PART 1: ISRAEL 

1. Dead sea scroll: probably written by the Essenes 2. Ezara: He was a scribe who guided the writing of the Torah3. Elijah: one the Israelite prophets4. Sarah: Abrahams’ wife5. Tanakh: another name for the Hebrew bible6. Covenant: agreement with God7. Goliath: a giant philistine warrior8. Exile: being forced to leave one’s homeland9. Exodus: departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt10.Kosher: food prepared according to the Jews dietary law11.Rabbis: religious Jews Leader12.Solomon: king who built a temple in Jerusalem13.Tabernacle: Ten-like structure where the Israelites tribes worshipped God14.Zealots: wanted to fight for their freedom against the Romans15.Talmud: teaching about the Torah and record of Jews law16.Who was the first King of Israel that Samuel chose? Saul17.Who translated the bible into Greek to spread out Jews ideas? Jews of the

Diaspora18.What is the religious significance of the Temple Mouth? Because it was the

place where Abraham tried to scarify Isaac (his son)19.Polytheism: worship more than one God20.Ruth: she was a model of dedication to family for Jews girls21.Essenes: they lived alone in the desert praying for God to deliver them

from Romans22.Cyrus II: Persian king who defeated Chaldeans and allow exiled Jews to

rerun to Judah23.Ark of the law: cabinet where the scroll of the Torah24.Phoenicians:  use alphabet to track trade25.Alexander the great:  he was the person that introduce language and

culture to Judah26.Zealots: they fought the Romans for freedom and drove them out 27.Proverbs: the wise saying of Solomon28.Persians: defeated Chaldeans and conquered Babylon

29.What is the capital of the kingdom of Judah? Jerusalem

30.What is the capital of the kingdom of  Israel: Samaria

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1. That he and his descendants will always control Canaan

2. the famine forced them to leave Canaan3. enslaved in Egypt4. Because they worshiped only one God5. Two groups the Phoenicians and philistines were living there.

6. A woman judge who became known for her bravery

7. He asked them to work in too many projects and pay high taxes

8. The Assyrians 9. A Jewish house of worship10.Genesis, Isaiah and Daniel11.To show self-control and loyalty to God12.the group of Jewish that live outside homeland

13.They drove the Seleucids out of Judah and they removed the statues from the temples

14.The Hebrew bible was translated in Greek15.The victory of the Maccabees and the removal of all statues form the temple

16.Herod build forts and cities as well as the second temple of Jerusalem

17.Because it is a sacred place where they pray18.Jews were not allowed to go or visit Jerusalem and Rome changed the name of Judaea for Palestine.

19.They regroup and continue teaching the Jewish faith

20.They died in a battle21.4022.Pork and shellfish23.central24.Saul, David and Solomon 25.Because he reunited the 12 tribes, gain a lot of land 

26.Israel and Judah27.Chaldeans 28.describes the food that has been made while following Jewish dietary laws

1. What God promised Abraham in exchange for settling in Canaan?

2. Who caused the Israelites to leave Canaan?

3. What did the Israelites face after they leave Canaan?

4. How Israelites were different from other groups at that time?

5. What challenges Israelites faced when they returned to Canaan?

6. Who was Deborah? 7. How did eventually Salomon lose

support from Israelites? 8. Who conquered Israel? 9. Synagogue? 10.What are the books of the

Hebrew bible? 11.What does the Torah encourage

the Jews to show in their daily life?

12.Diaspora: 13.What was the result of the

Maccabee’s revolt? 14.How did Jewish ideas spread

throughout the Mediterranean world?

15.What does the Hanukkah celebrate?

16.What was the accomplishment of the first Judah king?

17.Why is the western wall important for Jewish?

18.What was the outcome of the second revolt against Rome rule A.D 132?

19.How did the rabbis help to unify the Jews?

20.Based on the Movie: David and Goliath, what happened with Saul and his sons?

21.How many years was David a King?

22.What food Jewish cannot eat?23. What part of Canaan Israel reclaimed? 24. What are the three kings of Israel? 25. Why David is considered a great Israelite 

king? 26. What are the two kingdoms in Israel? 27. Who conquered Judah?  28.kosher

CHAPTER 6 STUDY GUIDE PART 2: ISRAEL

Questions Answers

Know how to name rivers (Jordan, Nile, Euphrates, Tigris) seas (Caspian, red, black, dead, Mediterranean, gulf (Persian) as well as Egypt, Israel, Canaan