Kingdoms of Israel (p 151-153)

After Solomon's death, the ___ northern tribes rebelled against the government in Jerusalem. These tribes founded a separate kingdom. It continued to be called Israel

• 5

• 10

• 12

The two tribes in the south founded the smaller kingdom of ____. It's capital was Jerusalem. Although split politically, the people of Israel and Judah preserved the Israelite religion.

• Judah

• Mesopotamia

• Canaan

The _______ spread fear throughout the region. They forced conquered peoples to pay tribute. If they did not receive tribute, the Assyrians destroyed towns, burned estates, and carried away all valuable goods.

• Israelites

• Assyrians

• Egyptians

When the kingdom of Israel refused to pay tribute, the Assyrians invaded Israel in 722 b.c. and forced some of the Israelites to resettle in the Assyrian Empire. Assyrians then brought in people from other parts of their empire to live in Israel. These settlers mixed with the Israelites still living there. A new mingled culture developed. These people became known as _________.

• Canaanites

• Assyrians

• Samaritans

Today's ____ religion developed from the religious practices preserved mainly in the kingdom of Judah.

• Judaism

• Christian

• Polytheistic

The people of Judah survived the Assyrian conquests, but their freedom did not last. In 597 b.c., the Chaldeans under King Nebuchadnezzar forced thousands of people to leave Jerusalem and live in ______

• Egypt

• Babylon

• Kush

The king led the people of Judah to revolt. But, the Chaldeans led by Nebuchadnezzar leveled Jerusalem to the ground and destroyed _______. He captured the king of Judah and took him and thousands more of Judah's people to Babylon

• their pyramid

• the Hanging Gardens

• their temple

In Jewish history, this time became known as the Babylonian ____________. This means they are forced to leave their home or country.

• Torah

• Exile

• Psalms

________ are religious songs or poems, such as this one:

"By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept. . . .

How can we sing the songs of the LORD while in a foreign land?"

• Psalms

• Exodus

• Textiles

This is part of a Jewish Psalm:

"But let justice roll on like a river,

righteousness like a never-failing stream!"

This means that all people should work for a just society in which everyone is treated fairly.The goal of a just society later also became a primary part of the religions of __________

• Christianity and Islam

• Egypt and Osiris

• Polytheism and Amon-Re