Ancient Israel Fill in the Blank Activity

According to the Hebrew Bible, Judaism was originally founded by ____________________ after he moved his family from Mesopotamia to Canaan.

• Moses
• David
• Solomon
• Abraham

While most ancient religions worshipped many gods, the Jews believed in only one God, which is called ____________________.

• monotheism
• polytheism
• nontheism
• religion

The ____________________ refers to all of the Jewish people who lived outside of Israel and Judah due to the Babylonian Captivity.

• Talmud
• Sabbath
• Exodus
• Diaspora

The Hebrew Bible states that God gave Moses the ____________________ to govern the Israelites on proper behavior and worship practices.

• Talmud
• Dead Sea Scrolls
• Ten Commandments
• Constitution

____________________ led the Israelites out of Egypt and back to their homeland in Canaan, according to the Hebrew Bible.

• Solomon
• Moses
• David
• Abraham

Many Jews participate in worship services at a ____________________.

• synagogue
• church
• mosque
• rabbi

The city of ____________________ was founded by King David in the Hebrew Bible, and is considered a holy place not only in Judaism, but also in Christianity and Islam.

• Babylon
• Jerusalem
• Torah
• Canaan

The books in the Hebrew Bible that discuss the origins of Judaism are called the ____________________.

• Synagogue
• Ten Commandments
• Talmud
• Torah

____________________ are religious instructors who teach others about Judaism.

• Dead Sea Scrolls
• Prophets
• Rabbis
• Synagogues

Nebuchadnezzar II of the Neo-Babylonian Empire destroyed ____________________ during his invasion of Jerusalem, but the Jews replaced it with the Second Temple after they were freed from Babylon by Cyrus the Great and the Persians.

• Solomon's Temple
• the Hebrew Bible
• the Exodus
• Canaan