TCI Ancient Judaism Ch. 11+ 12 Test Study

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Why did Abraham lead the Israelites out of Canaan? Options: Hebrews start herding goats, Hebrews move to Egypt, there was a famine in Canaan, Hebrews break into different tribes.

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there was a famine in Canaan

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When people read from the Torah, they are reading from

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the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.

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What place did the Jewish people believe was the promised land?

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Canaan

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Who led the people out of Egypt to freedom?

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Moses

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According to the Torah, what did Moses bring to his people from Mount Sinai?

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the Ten Commandments

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An agreement or a promise is called a

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covenant

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For which achievement is Solomon most famous? Options: uniting a nation, winning a battle, starting a school, building a temple

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building a temple

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What weakened the land of the Israelites after the death of Solomon? Options: It suffered from a serious famine., It fell to attacks by the Philistines., It split into two smaller kingdoms., It formed unwise foreign alliances.

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It split into two smaller kingdoms.

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Why did many Jews move to Babylon?

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They were taken there as captives by Nebuchadnezzar.

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Which common feature of most ancient religions did the Jews reject?

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polytheism