The Israelites of Mesopotamia

The Israelites began under a man named Abram. He spoke with his God and he changed his name to Abraham which means, the father of many.

What did Abram change his name to and what did his new name mean?

• Moses, which means the "Red Sea" crosser

• Abraham, which means the father of many

• Jacob, who changed his name to Jake that means, a lady's man

Abraham and his followers believed in one God. So, they were monotheists, which means, one God. Those who believed in many gods were Polytheists.

What are people called who believed in one God, like the Jewish people, Christian people, Zoroastrian people, and Islamic people?

• The people who believe in one God are monotheists

• The people who believe in one God are called polytheists

• The only people with one God were the Zoroastrian people.

The leader of the Israelite people was Abraham, and his people settled in a place called Canaan, which is part of Mesopotamia, near the Mediterranean Sea. Their city-state was south of Phoenicia.

Where did the Israelite people settle?

• The Israelite people settled in Kush, which is south of Egypt in Africa.

• The Israelite people settled in Egypt, across the Red Sea .

• The Israelite people settled in Canaan, near the Mediterranean Sea, south of Phoenicia.

The Israelites believed in Judaism, meaning they were Jewish people. Their religion believed in one God and they had a list of laws they had to follow called the Ten Commandments.

The people who believed in Judaism were __________________ people.

• Islamic

• Jewish

• Zoroastrian

• Hindu

In Persia, which is east of Mesopotamia and west of India, they believed in Monotheism too. Their religion was called Zoroastrian religion, who believed in Ahura Mazda. It's possible that the Zoroastrians came from the people of Abraham. Many years later the Islamic people invaded Persia and most of the Zoroastrians moved to India.

What monotheism religion did the people of ancient Persia believe in?

• Hinduism

• Zoroastrianism

• Judaism

• Christianity

The Egyptians were polytheists and believed in many, many gods and goddesses. The Egyptians believed in sun gods like Ra-Aton, and their special god of the people, Osiris, who was married to goddess Isis, and the parents of Horus the Hawk.

Later on the Greeks also had many gods and goddesses (such as Zeus and Hera), and after that, the Romans had many gods and goddesses. Later on, the Romans would make Christianity their primary religion.

What god og Egypt was the special god of the people?

• Isis

• Amon-Re

• Horus the Hawk

• Osiris