Ancient Israel Assessment Remediation

What did Abraham do?

• He freed his people from slavery

• He sold his people into slavery

• He brought his people to Canaan

• He brought his people to Israel

What did Moses do?

• led the Exodus out of Egypt from slavery

• led his people to Egypt as captives

• fought the Canaanites

• became a Canaanite king

Who captured Jerusalem and made it the capital?

• David

• Judah

• Goliath

• Moses

After war between the tribes, Israel was divided into which two kingdoms?

• Egypt; Israel

• Israel; Canaan

• Canaan; Judah

• Israel; Judah

How was Judaism different from the religions of other ancient people?

• The religion worshipped a single God

• The religion worshipped many gods.

• The religion did not have a firm code of laws.

• The religion did not have a collection of religious writings

What is the term for a building where Jews gather to worship?

• confederation

• covenant

• Diasporas

• synagogues

What section of the Hebrew Bible forms the basis of all Jewish laws?

• New Testament

• Torah

• Qur'an

• Book of the Dead

Which Israelite king united the Tribes of Israel?

• Moses

• Solomon

• David

• Joshua

What foreign power destroyed Jerusalem in 586 B.C. and forced the Israelites into captivity from their homeland?

• the Babylonians

• the Egyptians

• the Philistines

• the Canaanites

What Persian leader known for his tolerance freed the Jews in Babylon and encouraged them to return to their homeland?

• King Nebuchadnezzar

• Cyrus the Great

• Jacob

• Joshua