WorksheetsHebrews, Phoenicians review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which ancient civilization created the settlements shown in red on this map?
Hebrew
Phoenician
Greek
Egyptian
The ancient Hebrews established a civilization near which location?
1
2
3
4
The first group of people to practice monotheism were the-
Egyptians
Sumerians
Hebrews
Phoenicians
The ancient civilization described by the following statements was-
Greece
Rome
Phoenicia
Mesopotamia
Which of these best completes the diagram below?
Vedas
Upanishads
Twelve Tables
Ten Commandments
Which is a central document of Judaism?
Analects
Qur'an
Torah
Upanishads
Who led the Hebrews in their escape from slavery in Egypt?
Abraham
Moses
Jesus
Paul
Which religion traces its origins to Abraham?
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Zoroastrianism
Which religion is most closely associated with the city of Jerusalem?
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Zoroastrianism
The book of teachings for the Hebrew people is known as the-
Diáspora
Qur'an
Torah
Ahura Mazda
The Phoenicians developed which of the following to simplify their commercial practices?
Banking
Alphabet
Numerical records
Coined money
Moses led the Hebrew people out of Egypt during the event called the-
Exodus
Diaspora
Passover
Pilgrimage
The early Hebrews trace the beginning of their history to which important individual?
King David
Moses
Solomon
Abraham
More than 2,000 years ago, many Jews left their homeland. This dispersion of Jews was known as-
monotheism
persecution
diaspora
execution
Abraham and Moses are important for the origins of-
Polytheism
Hinduism
Egypt
Judaism
Which religion is best described by the list below?
Zoroastrianism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Judaism
Both the Hebrews and the Phoenicians settled along the-
Nile River Valley
Fertile Crescent
Huang He River
Indus River Valley
The Torah, which contains the history and laws of the Jews, is known by most other people as the-
first 5 books of the Old Testament
delirious ravings of Moses
personal diary of Abraham
New Testament
Which city shown on the map below was made the capital by King David?
Byblos
Tyre
Jerusalem
Memphis
The city of Tyre, shown on the map below, was part of the vast trading empire of which group?
the Egyptians
the Israelites
the Persians
the Phoenicians
Which body of water is designated by the letter A on the map below?
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Black Sea
Aegean Sea
The sacred writings described in the box below belong to which major religion?
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Zoroastrianism
Who is considered the patriarch of the Hebrews? (Hint: Who came first?)
David
Moses
Isaac
Abraham
Which group of people referred to their 50 years of captivity in Babylon as the "Exile"?
Hebrews
Phoenicians
Lydians
Akkadians
The Hebrews were different from other ancient civilizations because-
they practiced monotheism
they did not have kings
they were originally nomadic
they had written laws
The Israelite king who established Jerusalem as the capital was-
Cyrus II
Saul
Solomon
David
The dispersion or diffusion of the Jews throughout the Roman Mediterranean world is also called-
the Diaspora
the Exile
the Babylonian Captivity
zeal
Who was responsible for the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem?
Moses
Solomon
David
Abraham
