The Ancient Israelites

What was the Torah?

• The first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible

• A hat worn by Jewish men

• The descendants of Jacob

• The set of laws the Hebrews believed were given to Moses

Which sea is NOT in the Middle East?

• The Mediterranean Sea

• The Red Sea

• The Dead Sea

• The Caspian Sea

Answer explanation

Remember: Dead, Med, Red are in the Middle East :-)

What concepts means that you believe in only ONE God?

• polytheism

• atheism

• monotheism

What do we call the descendants of Jacob?

• Israelites

• Canaanites

• Egyptians

• Jacobites

What makes Judaism so different from the other ancient religions we studied, such as Hinduism and the Egyptian beliefs?

• The Jewish people were monotheistic; they believed in ONE God

• The Jewish people had no true leaders or a caste system

• The Jewish people did not pray in temples or ziggurats

• The Jewish people did not develop a form of written language

Who is the FATHER of the Israelites?

• Moses

• Abraham

• Jacob

• Isaac

The Torah describes how each person can contributes to society and how their personal actions can impact the whole community. What can we call this?

• individual worth

• divine justice

• personal honest

• the power of God

What was the name of laws believed to be given by God to Moses that were used to control social behavior in Ancient Israel (and still today!)

• The New Testament

• Hammurabi's Code

• The 10 Commandments

• The Torah

Which religion was founded by the Hebrew people? (hint.... our unit!)

• Israelite

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Hinduism

Who was considered the first Hebrew patriarch and is present in all three major monotheistic religions? (Christianity, Islam and Judaism)

• Abraham

• Moses

• Isaac

• Jacob