Ch. 3 Review - Ancient Israelites

Where did the religion that became Judaism begin?

• Canaan

• Jerusalem

• Egypt

• Babylon

According to the Hebrew Bible, what did Moses give to the Israelites?

• the Torah

• the Old Testament

• the Dead Sea Scrolls

• the Talmud

The Pharisees were a group of Jews who taught that __________.

• only priests had to follow the Ten Commandments

• God would deliver the Jews from the Romans

• all Jews should obey the teachings of the Torah

• Jews should leave Jerusalem and live in the desert

What city was considered to be the center of Judaism and why?

• Samaria, which was the capital of the kingdom of Israel

• Damascus, where God told Abraham to go to Canaan

• Jericho, where the Israelites defeated the Canaanites to regain their homeland

• Jerusalem, where Solomon's Temple was built

The faith practiced by the ancient Israelites was different from other religions at that time because most other people __________.

• were Christians

• believed in the Greek and Roman gods

• worshiped many gods and goddesses

• had no written texts

__________ was a model of devotion to family held up for Jewish girls to imitate.

• Deborah

• Ruth

• Naomi

• Pharaoh's Daughter

In the Torah, what did God promise the Israelites if they followed his laws?

• ten plagues

• to return to their homeland

• a just and peaceful society

• everlasting life

What types of men did the Israelites tend to choose as their kings?

• intellectuals

• prophets

• great warriors

• peaceful diplomats

What does Hanukkah celebrate?

• the winter solstice

• the Diaspora

• the Jewish New Year

• the cleansing of the temple in Judah

The faith of the two tribes who founded the kingdom of Judah was called __________.

• Judaism

• Buddhism

• Islam

• Christianity