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Hebrews, Phoenicians review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which ancient civilization created the settlements shown in red on this map?

a)

Hebrew

b)

Phoenician

c)

Greek

d)

Egyptian

2.

The ancient Hebrews established a civilization near which location?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

The first group of people to practice monotheism were the-

a)

Egyptians

b)

Sumerians

c)

Hebrews

d)

Phoenicians

4.

The ancient civilization described by the following statements was-

a)

Greece

b)

Rome

c)

Phoenicia

d)

Mesopotamia

5.

Which of these best completes the diagram below?

a)

Vedas

b)

Upanishads

c)

Twelve Tables

d)

Ten Commandments

6.

Which is a central document of Judaism?

a)

Analects

b)

Qur'an

c)

Torah

d)

Upanishads

7.

Who led the Hebrews in their escape from slavery in Egypt?

a)

Abraham

b)

Moses

c)

Jesus

d)

Paul

8.

Which religion traces its origins to Abraham?

a)

Judaism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Zoroastrianism

9.

Which religion is most closely associated with the city of Jerusalem?

a)

Judaism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Zoroastrianism

10.

The book of teachings for the Hebrew people is known as the-

a)

Diáspora

b)

Qur'an

c)

Torah

d)

Ahura Mazda

11.

The Phoenicians developed which of the following to simplify their commercial practices?

a)

Banking

b)

Alphabet

c)

Numerical records

d)

Coined money

12.

Moses led the Hebrew people out of Egypt during the event called the-

a)

Exodus

b)

Diaspora

c)

Passover

d)

Pilgrimage

13.

The early Hebrews trace the beginning of their history to which important individual?

a)

King David

b)

Moses

c)

Solomon

d)

Abraham

14.

More than 2,000 years ago, many Jews left their homeland. This dispersion of Jews was known as-

a)

monotheism

b)

persecution

c)

diaspora

d)

execution

15.

Abraham and Moses are important for the origins of-

a)

Polytheism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Egypt

d)

Judaism

16.

Which religion is best described by the list below?

a)

Zoroastrianism

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Judaism

17.

Both the Hebrews and the Phoenicians settled along the-

a)

Nile River Valley

b)

Fertile Crescent

c)

Huang He River

d)

Indus River Valley

18.

The Torah, which contains the history and laws of the Jews, is known by most other people as the-

a)

first 5 books of the Old Testament

b)

delirious ravings of Moses

c)

personal diary of Abraham

d)

New Testament

19.

Which city shown on the map below was made the capital by King David?

a)

Byblos

b)

Tyre

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Memphis

20.

The city of Tyre, shown on the map below, was part of the vast trading empire of which group?

a)

the Egyptians

b)

the Israelites

c)

the Persians

d)

the Phoenicians

21.

Which body of water is designated by the letter A on the map below?

a)

Red Sea

b)

Mediterranean Sea

c)

Black Sea

d)

Aegean Sea

22.

The sacred writings described in the box below belong to which major religion?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Zoroastrianism

23.

Who is considered the patriarch of the Hebrews? (Hint: Who came first?)

a)

David

b)

Moses

c)

Isaac

d)

Abraham

24.

Which group of people referred to their 50 years of captivity in Babylon as the "Exile"?

a)

Hebrews

b)

Phoenicians

c)

Lydians

d)

Akkadians

25.

The Hebrews were different from other ancient civilizations because-

a)

they practiced monotheism

b)

they did not have kings

c)

they were originally nomadic

d)

they had written laws

26.

The Israelite king who established Jerusalem as the capital was-

a)

Cyrus II

b)

Saul

c)

Solomon

d)

David

27.

The dispersion or diffusion of the Jews throughout the Roman Mediterranean world is also called-

a)

the Diaspora

b)

the Exile

c)

the Babylonian Captivity

d)

zeal

28.

Who was responsible for the construction of the First Temple in Jerusalem?

a)

Moses

b)

Solomon

c)

David

d)

Abraham