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WorksheetsAncient Israelites
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 11mins
The (a) contains written records and teachings of the Jews, as well as hundreds of commandments that direct moral and religious conduct.
Who was the ancestor of the Israelites and is considered "the father of the Jews?"
Abraham
Moses
Solomon
David
Where did the Israelites settle?
Egypt
Canaan
Iraq
Mesopotamia
Why did the Israelites flee from Canaan to Egypt in 1800 BCE?
War
Famine
Storm
Plague
What is the name for the event in which the Israelites escaped from Egypt where they had been enslaved?
The Journey
The Departure
The Exodus
The Torah
Check off the names of the kings who ruled early Ancient Israel.
King Saul
King David
King Solomon
King John
Why was Judaism such a new and novel religion in ancient times?
It was polytheistic
It was monotheistic
According to the Torah, who led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and received the Ten Commandments from God?
Solomon
Abraham
Moses
David
What holy city did King David establish, which become the capital of Israel?
Thebes
Judah
Jerusalem
Jericho
Due to some Israelites being unhappy with Solomon's rule, the kingdom of Israel broke up into two nations. The north was called Israel and the south was called (a) .
Who invaded Israel in 722 BC and forced the Israelites to move resulting in the end of the northern kingdom?
Romans
Neo-Babylonians
Assyrians
Greeks
Where did the Neo-Babylonians invade?
Judah
Israel
What Neo-Babylonian leader captured Jerusalem and punished the Jews severely, making many leave the city?
Hammurabi
Solomon
Nebuchadnezzar
Sargon
Select the two kingdoms that invaded Judah but allowed the Jews to practice their religion and did NOT force them to leave.
Persian
Greek
Roman
Assyrian
What is the name for the group of Jews who wanted to revolt against the Romans?
zealots
Judahians
diaspora
What is the Jewish diaspora?
the invasion of Israel by many different nations
the journey from Egypt back to Canaan
exile and dispersion of Jews from their homeland
the splitting up of Canaan into two kingdoms
What is this map showing?
The new settlements of the Jewish empire
The Jewish diaspora after the Roman conquest
The areas conquered by the Romans
Which of these events happened first?
Romans invade Judah
Jews settled in Canaan
Canaan is broken up into two kingdoms
King Solomon taxes the people
