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WorksheetsThe Phoenicians and Israelites
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The Phoenicians did very little farming and chose to build their cities on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. What did they spend most of their time doing?
War and conquest
Making toys and baking cookies
Eating and drinking
Sailing and trading
The Phoenicians were the finest ________ in the ancient world.
bakers
sailors
tailors
pirates
Which of the following would be considered the most important invention of the ancient Phoenician civilization?
Their ability to navigate at sea
Their secret green dye
Their ability to negotiate a good trade
Their alphabet
The Phoenicians established a number of colonies throughout the Mediterranean. Which one was the most important?
Carthage in North Africa
Gadir in Spain
Kition in Cyprus
Lixis in Morocco
The Phoenicians gained a great deal of wealth by developing which of the following?
Keels in the middle of a ships hull for stability
A recipe for really good chocolate chip cookies
A secret method of dyeing cloth purple
Glass making
Where did the ancient Israelites live?
Mesopotamia
The Indus River Valley
Along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea
Egypt
What was one very important difference between the Israelites and the other peoples who lived nearby?
The Israelites practiced a monotheistic religion.
The Israelites were famous explorers and traders.
The Israelites established a powerful empire that rivaled Rome.
Their practice of human sacrifice
Which modern-day religion developed from the Israelite belief system?
Buddhism
Islam
Judaism
Zoroastrianism
Which of the following would be the best definition for the term monotheism?
A belief in many gods.
A belief in one god.
The universe is a mystery no one can fathom.
A belief in no god or gods.
Who is considered to be the founder of Judaism?
Abraham
Joseph
Moses
John the Baptist
