Social Studies Weekly - Israel

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Which of the following would best fit in the chart below about the Israelite King David?

CONTRIBUTIONS OF KING DAVID

**Wrote the Book of Psalms

**United the Tribes of Israel

**Reclaimed the city of Jerusalem

• established Jerusalem as the capital of Israel

• built a beautiful temple

• invaded Judah with his army

• built a magnificent place

Which of the following living things can be found in the dead sea?

• seaweed

• fish

• green algae

• coral reefs

Who was able to spread the belief of worshiping only one God, the foundation the Jewish religion, to many people and places in the world?

• Zoroaster

• Abraham

• Akhenaton

• King soloman

All of the following countries border Israel except _________.

• Syria

• Saudi Arabia

• Jordan

• Lebanon

What was David doing when his father asked him to check on his brother?

• fighting the Philistines

• tending sheep

• waiting in the king's palace

• challenging the giants Goliath

Where was the copy of the Ten Commandments kept?

• in Abraham's tent

• in the king's palace

• in the synagogue

• in the Ark of the Covenant

Which Jewish holiday celebrates the New Year?

• Passover

• Hanukkah

• Rosh Hashanah

• Yom Kippur

When did most of the land called Palestine become the country of Israel?

• after World War 2

• after David defeated the Philistine giant Goliath

• in the 1990's

• when Moses led the people into Egypt because of a famine

What is an important place to three of the world's major religions: Judaism, Islam and Christianity?

• the Wailing Wall

• the countries of Assyria and Babylon

• the Dead Sea

• the city of Jerusalem

Who had 12 sons that later led the 12 tribes of Israel?

• Moses

• Abraham

• Jacob

• David