Ancient Israel vocabulary

A system of beliefs, ceremonies, and rules used to worship a god or gods is __________________.

• religion

• government

• social order

• economy

Leader of religious worship,

ritual, and ceremony is called a _____________.

• president

• priest

• dictator

• governor

Traditional stories and tales describing gods, goddesses

and heroes--or explaining

natural events is called ________________.

• religion

• culture

• mythology

• government

Another name for a god, goddess, or holy identity is _____________.

• myth

• law

• priest

• deity

_________ refers to a civilization’s government styles, laws,

military, courts, foreign policies, wars, voting, and rights.

• political

• ideas

• gegographical

• social

__________ is the way in which parts of society work together to maintain stability.

• mythology

• social order

• government

• religion

Belief in a single god or goddess is ________________.

• monotheism

• polytheism

Belief in many gods or goddesses is _______________.

• monotheism

• polytheism

__________ is the language and writing of the Israelites.

• cuneiform

• Latin

• hieroglyphics

• Hebrew

A person who regularly moves from place to

place is called a

• traveler

• nomad

• priest

• farmer