World HIS Ch. 6 Quiz

1. Judaism played a part in the development of Christianity and Islam.

• True
• False

2. The ancestors of the ancient Israelites were Abraham and his family.

• True
• False

3. David and his army defeated the Greeks.

• true
• false

4. Cyrus II, the Persian king, let Jews return to Judah and govern themselves.

• true
• false

5. The Essenes were priests who broke away from the Temple in Jerusalem and lived in Qumran near the Dead Sea.

• true
• false

6. wanted Canaan to control the trade routes across the country

• Assyrians and Chaldeans
• Babylonian Exile
• Diaspora
• Palestine
• the Ten Commandments

7. formed the basic moral rules for many nations

• Assyrians and Chaldeans
• Babylonian Exile
• Diaspora
• Palestine
• the Ten Commandments

8. period of time when the Judeans were sent to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar

• Assyrians and Chaldeans
• Babylonian Exile
• Diaspora
• Palestine
• the Ten Commandments

9. name give to Judea by the Romans; refers to the Philistines

• Assyrians and Chaldeans
• Babylonian Exile
• Diaspora
• Palestine
• the Ten Commandments

10. Jews who lived out of Judah; Greek word that means "scattered"

• Assyrians and Chaldeans
• Babylonian Exile
• Diaspora
• Palestine
• the Ten Commandments