History - Unit 5 - The Israelites - Test

The Jews are freed from their exile in Babylon by

• Nebuchadnezzar II
• Alexander the Great
• Darius the Great
• Cyrus the Great

The first five books of the Hebrew Bible are known as the

• Tanakh

• Old Testament
• Septuagint
• Torah

Jewish dietary laws are known as

• Yom Kippur
• Trefah
• Kashrut
• Halal

The ____ is the special meal eaten during Passover.

• Matzah
• Haggadah
• Challah
• Seder

Saul is chosen to unite the Israelites in their fight against the

• Phoenicians

• Assyrians

• Babylonians

• Philistines

He established Jerusalem as the capital of the Israelite Kingdom.

• David

• Moses
• Saul
• Solomon

Why was the Temple Mount chosen as the location for the First Temple?

• It was chosen for its proximity to the king's palace.
• It was selected randomly without any significance.

• It was believed to be where Abraham took Isaac to sacrifice him.

• It was the only available land at the time.

The two kingdoms that the Israelites split into after Solomon's death are

• Israel and Judah
• Philistia and Moab
• Babylon and Persia
• Egypt and Assyria

The Assyrian settlers who move into Israel come to be known as the

• Philistines
• Samaritans
• Canaanites
• Hebrews

They destroy the First Temple and drive the Jews into Exile.

• Philistines

• Chaldeans

• Romans
• Assyrians