WorksheetsAncient Israel
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is the capital of Israel?
Rome
Athens
Jerusalem
Alexandria
What is the sea that is located in Israel? It also has a very high salt content that prevents anything from living in it.
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Dead Sea
Red Sea
What major sea is located west of Israel?
Mediterranean Sea
Dead Sea
Red Sea
Black Sea
What is the name of the peninsula that is located between the two narrow strips of water in the Red Sea?
Peloponnesian Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula
Sinai Peninsula
Anatolia Peninsula
What was the major source of freshwater in Israel?
Indus River
Nile River
Tigris River
Jordan River
Why did the Israelites move from Mesopotamia to Canaan?
God called Abraham to move his family to the promise land
Abraham did not like living in Mesopotamia
Abraham wanted to become a nomad
Abraham wanted to help build the pyramids
Why did the Israelites move from Canaan to Egypt?
They wanted to build the pyramids
They wanted to float down the Nile River
The Israelites wanted to trade with Nubia
There was a famine in Israel and Egypt always has food
Why did the Israelites move from Egypt to Canaan?
They had plenty of food
They wanted more gold
They were enslaved by the Egyptians and treated harshly
They did not like the flooding of the Nile
Who led the Israelites when they left Egypt to return to Canaan?
Abraham
Jesus
Moses
Paul
What was it called when the Israelites left Egypt and returned to Canaan?
The fleeing
Israelite revolt
Exit
Exodus
Who is considered the father of the Israelites because he left his home in Mesopotamia and moved to the promised land of Canaan?
Jesus
Paul
Moses
Ahbraham
What is the name of the sacred text of Judaism?
Tripitaka
Vedas
Tanakh
Holy Bible
What was the name of the religion that was started by Abraham and Moses?
Christianity
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Which of the following is another name for the Hebrew Bible?
Tripitaka
Tanakh
Vedas
Holy Bible
The Jewish people believe in one God. What is the belief in one God called?
monotheism
polytheism
Tanakh
Tripitaka
God gave a list of rules for the Jewish people to follow. What is this list of rules called?
Hammurabi's Code
10 Commandments
Four Noble Truths
Eightfold Path
Which of the following is the basic beliefs of Judaism?
dharma, karma, reincarnation, and moksha
Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, Nirvana
monotheism, Ten Commandments, emphasis on individual worth and personal responsibility
monotheism, sin and forgiveness, eternal life, and Jesus as the Messiah
Who was the first king of Israel? He also united the 12 tribes of Israel under his rule.
Saul
Paul
David
Solomon
Who was the second king of Israel? He fought a Philistine giant named Goliath and moved the capital of Israel to Jerusalem.
Saul
Paul
David
Solomon
Who was the third king of Israel? He built the first temple to God and he is the son of the second king of Israel.
Saul
Paul
David
Solomon
Which of the following best explains the break up of the twelve tribes of Israel after the death of Solomon?
The 10 northern tribes rebelled against the government in Jerusalem
The 10 northern tribes were very upset about Solomon's death
The 10 northern tribes wanted to move to Rome
The 10 northern tribes wanted to go back to Egypt and become slaves
What did the 10 northern tribes become known as after the death of Solomon?
Judah with the capital of Jerusalem
Israel with Samaria as the capital
Italy with the capital of Rome
Eastern Roman Empire with the capital of Constantinople
What did the southern tribes become known as after the 10 northern tribes split from them?
Israel with the capital of Samaria
Judah with the capital of Jerusalem
Italy with the capital of Rome
Eastern Roman Empire with the capital of Constantinople
The 2 southern tribes were conquered by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar and he forced thousand of people to leave Jerusalem and live in Babylon. What was this called?
Conquering time
Warring States Period
Babylonian captivity
Uniting of Israel
Which of the following empires allowed the Jews that were forced to live in Babylon to return to their homeland?
Roman Empire
Assyrian Empire
The Greeks
Persian Empire
What comes next in this sequence of events?
1. Ancinet Israelites migrated out of Mesopotamia
2. Israel is settled in Canaan
3. Ancient Egyptians forced the Israelites into enslavement
4. ??????????????
Moses led the Israelities into Canaan
The Israelites migrated into Nubia
The Israelites became a powerful social class in Ancient Egypt
Ramses the Great trained the Israelites to form a large army
How did the death of Solomon impact the Kingdom of Israel in 930 BCE?
It caused the kingdom of Israel to make Judaism its official religion
It forced the Kingdom of Israel to make an alliance with the Roman Empire
It forced the Kingdom of Israel to block all trade along the Silk Road
It caused the Kingdom of Israel to split into separate kingdoms
What is the name of the peninsula that is located between the antenna of the Red Sea?
Italian Peninsula
Anatolia Peninsula
Sinai Peninsula
Peloponnesian Peninsula
