Unit 4- Ancient Israel

Jerusalem is located

• near the Nile

• On a plateau near the Judaean Mountans

• In Mesopotamia

• Near the North African Rainforest

The Jordan River

• Flows through Turkey

• Is in northern Egypt

• Is north of the Dead Sea

• is connected to the Nile River

The Sinai Peninsula is located in what country?

• Egypt

• Israel

• Mesopotamia

• Turkey

What body of water is so salty that people can easily float in it?

• Red Sea

• Dead Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Indian Ocean

Which statements are true of the texts of Judaism? (Choose 2)

• The texts are about the many gods

• They contain the same info as the Old Testament read by Christians

• Written on large tablets

• Called the Tanakh

What word best describes Judaism?

• Polytheistic

• Atheistic

• Monotheistic

• Theology

Historians use the Bible as a

• secondary source about Egypt

• Primary source about the religion of Israel

• secondary source about Canaan

• Primary source about the religion of Mesopotamia

Individual worth in Judaism means

• Every individual is created in God's Image

• God has people who are his favorite

• people should make sacrifices to God

• Individuals are part of the community

Which statement DOES NOT describe ABRAHAM

• Made covenant with God for the Promise Land

• Believes in one god

• In the Hebrew Bible

• Given the Ten Commandments

Which statement DOES NOT describe MOSES

• Nomad from Ur

• Believed in one God

• Given the ten commandments

• Placed in a basket and sent down the Nile as a baby