Unit 2 Chapter 2- Ancient Israel

Canaan was next to what geographic feature?

• The Tigris River

• The Euphrates River

• The Mediterranean Sea

• The Atlantic Ocean

The word Levant means to ______.

• Pray

• Rise

• Sleep

• Jump

Answer explanation

The Levant is between Mesopotamia and Egypt. Canaan is SOUTH in the Levant!

The word MONOTHEISM means...

• The religious belief in many gods

• The religious belief in one God

• Someone chosen by God to bring a message to people

• The collection of Jewish holy writings

Answer explanation

MONO means one

POLY means many

Monotheism vs Polytheism

The Israelites had to leave Canaan because of a famine. The word FAMINE means...

• An extreme surplus of food

• An extreme shortage of food that results in widespread hunger

• A widespread disease like the flu

What was the Jewish collection of holy writings, sometimes called the Hebrew Bible, called?

• The Talmud

• The Clopton-Sherman novel

• The prophet

• The Tanakh

What promises did God and Abraham make to each other? (What promise did God make to Abraham? What promise did Abraham make to God?)

Answer explanation

1. God promised to protect Abraham lead them to Canaan (where they could settle and live). Abraham promised to not worship any other gods.

What does this picture show?

• Moses receiving the contract between Abraham and God's promises

• Moses receiving the Ten Commandments from God.

• Moses receiving the Tanakh from God.

• Abraham receiving the Ark of the Covenant.

The Phoenicians were great sailors and builders for ships. Why would the Mediterranean Sea be good for the Phoenicians? Choose the BEST answer choice.

• The Phoenicians could build a canal from the Sea to Canaan.

• The Phoenicians could use the Sea to use for a waterslide.

• The Phoenicians could use the water to help build their ships.

• The Phoenicians could use the Mediterranean Sea for trading.

Answer explanation

The Phoenicians were expert ship builders. They used the ships to trade on the Mediterranean Sea to far away places like Greece and the British Isles.

Where were the Ten Commandments stored?

• The Ark of the Covenant

• The Tabernacle

• Brusly Upper Elementary

• The Tanakh

The Israelites split into two kingdoms after Solomon's death: ______ and ______

• Israel and Judah

• Clopton and Sherman

• Israel and Jerusalem

• David and Goliath

Answer explanation

The Tanakh says that the Ark of the Covenant stayed in Jerusalem. Was Jerusalem in the Kingdom of ISRAEL or JUDAH?