Chapter 4 Lesson 2 continued

THE TWO KINGDOMS

• The 10 northern tribes rebelled against the government in Jerusalem once King Solomon died.

• These tribes founded or made a separate kingdom of Israel with this capital being Samaria

• The two left in the south founded the kingdom of Judah.

• Both kingdoms kept the Israelite religion

• Because both kingdoms were small and weak the Assyrians and Chaldeans wanted to take over the trade routes that ran through both kingdoms. Both Kingdoms felt threatened by the Chaldeans and the Assyrians.

Multiple Choice

The 10 tribes in the north formed the Israelite Kingdom called Judah

• True

• False

The Fall of Israel

• The assyrians spread fear throughout the region

• They conquered people, made them pay tribute and destroyed towns, burned estates and took valuable goods if tribute was not paid.

• Conquered people was then forced to move and make new settlements

• The Assyrians captured the Kingdom of Isreal and its capital at Samaria trying for absolute control when they refused to pay tribute.

• They forced some Israelites to resettle in the Assyrian Empire and some Assyrian people to settle in Israel. This caused a mingled and mixed culture.

• The new mixed people became known as The Samaritans

The Samaritans

• Adopted many of the Israelites religious beliefs

• Worshipped the God of Israel, Read the Torah and followed the religious laws.

• However, they adopted religious practices that the other Israelites did not accept.

• This made them have little in common with the Israelites

• Judaism today developed from the religious practices of Judah

Multiple Choice

How were Israelites and the Samaritans alike and different

• The Samaritans followed Assyrian laws but worshipped the Israelites' God.

• The Samaritans followed the Israelites laws but worshipped the Assyrians gods.

• The Samaritans worshipped the Israelites' God, followed their religious laws but accpted religious practices that the Israelites did not accept

The Fall of Judah

• The people of Judah survived the Assyrain conquests

• King Nebuchadnezzar and the Chaldeans forced thousand of people to leave Jerusalem and live in Babylon he chose a new King Judean King to rule Jerusalem

Multiple Choice

Judah was able to resist the rule of the Chaldeans but was later taken control of by the Assyrians

• True

• False

The Fall of Judah

• The new king did what Nebuchadnezzar told him to do at first

• He soon planned to let the people of Judah go free by having them rebel against Nebuchadnezzar.

• Jerimiah, A prophet told him it was not God's will to free Judah.

• The king rebelled anyway so the Chaldeans took Jerusalem in 586 BCE

• Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the temple, captured the king and took him and his people to Babylon.

• Jewish history calls this time the Babylonian Exile

Multiple Choice

The time that Nebuchadnezzar took destroyed Jerusalem and took the people of Judah to Babylon is known as

• The Exclusive

• The Exile

• The Exodus

• The Exclusion

What was the prophets' Message?

• Prophets' role in Judah was to offer words of hope, explain that people were not following God and encourage them to make the world better.

• The prophet Amos stated that all people should work towards just society where people are treated fairly.

• He has been quoted by Dr. Martin Luther King and His words are now part of Christianity and Islam teachings.

• Jewish Prophets also teach that connecting to God means leading moral life and helping others.

Open Ended

What was the purpose of the Prophets in Judah?