Unit 2 Chapter 2 Vocabulary

The religion of the Israelites was a form of ____________ , meaning

they believed in only one God.

• Tanakh

• famine

• monotheism
• prophet

This

information was later collected into a book

called the _________ , also called the Hebrew

Bible.

• prophet

• monotheism

• Tanakh

• famine

The Tanakh also tells the story of how the Israelites were forced to leave their home in Canaan because of _________ and go to Egypt.

• Tanakh

• famine

• monotheism

• prophet

Moses became a __________for the Israelites and helped them escape from

slavery.

• monotheism

• Tanakh

• famine

• prophet

After leaving Egypt, the Israelites wandered in the desert for forty years before returning to the promised land of Canaan. This story is called the ________.

• Exodus

• monotheism

• exile

• prophet

This period is called the Babylonian captivity or the Babylonian _________, and it was a hard time for the Israelites.

• Exodus

• exile

• prophet

• monotheism

the state of being made to live outside a place as a form of punishment

• monotheism

• exile

• famine

• Exodus

someone chosen by God to bring a message to people

• monotheism

• Tanakh

• famine

• prophet

the religious belief in only one God

• monotheism

• Tanakh

• famine

• Exodus

a departure of a large group of people

• exodus

• monotheism

• Tanakh

• profit