Unit 2 Chapter 2 and 3 Vocabulary

What is the belief in only one God called?

• Polytheism

• Monotheism

• Atheism

• Pantheism

What is the Tanakh?

• A type of food

• A Jewish holiday

• A collection of Jewish holy writings

• A place of worship

What does the term "famine" refer to?

• A celebration

• A type of dance

• An extreme shortage of food

• A new technology

What is a prophet?

• Someone chosen by God to bring a message to people

• A person who travels a lot

• A leader of a country

• A famous artist

What does the term "Exodus" refer to?

• A festival celebrated in Egypt

• The story of the Israelites’ escape from ancient Egypt

• A type of ancient Egyptian writing

• A famous Egyptian king

What does "Exile" mean?

• A type of ancient building

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

• A celebration of a new king

• A journey to a new land

What is a cataract in terms of a river?

• A deep part of a river

• A shallow area of a river where the water moves fast over rocks or other obstacles

• A waterfall

• A calm section of a river

What is a delta?

• A mountain range

• A type of desert

• Land created by silt deposits at the mouth of a river

• A deep ocean trench

Who was a pharaoh?

• A Roman soldier

• A Greek philosopher

• A political and religious leader of ancient Egypt

• A medieval knight

What is a pyramid?

• A type of plant

• A tomb with triangle-shaped sides

• A system of writing

• A type of paper