Who are the Israelites?
a. an early name for Jewish people
b. people from Israel
c. people who support Israel's government
d. all of the above
What city did Abram and his family originate in?
Kish
Uruk
Umma
Ur
What were the Israelites originally called?
Mesopotamians
Hebrews
Egyptians
None of the above
Where are Judaism's basic teachings and laws recorded?
the Torah
the Bible
The Old Testament
The two tablets with the Ten Commandments on them
What are the two collections of text in the Hebrew Bible called?
The Pentateuch and the Nevi'im
The Prophets and the Writings
The Ketuvim and the Tanakh
There is none
What is the Hebrew Bible to Christians?
The New Testament
The Classic Testament
Who was the leader of the Israelites?
Abraham
Moses
King David
King Solomon
In ancient times, how were accounts of the history of the Jewish people handed down?
Orally
The Hebrew Bible
The Torah
Where is Mesopotamia located now?
Iran
Iraq
The Fertile Crescent
India
What forced the Israelites to relocate from Canaan to Egypt?
They were enslaved
Bad economy
A famine
The Israelites had a short journey from Egypt to Canaan.
Many people call Abraham the "Father of the Jews"
Abraham introduced monotheism.
God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses in Jerusalem.
Moses opened the Sea of Reeds with his staff.
The Hebrew Bible is different than the Old Testament.
Moses and the Israelites traveled through a desert to get back to Canaan.
When the Israelites escaped Egypt it is called the Exodus.
KIng David inherited his power, he didn't have to earn the power to be king.
Goliath was from the Philistines.