Social Studies - Unit 2 Chapter 2 and Second Part of 3

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Why did the Israelites' feel it was important to live in Canaan?

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Because it was in between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River

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How did the Phoenicians use the geography of Canaan?

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They became sailors and traders

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A large collection of scrolls of Israelite sacred scriptures

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Tanakh

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The Israelites were different from most other groups of people because they were...

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Monotheistic (only believed in one God)

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Where did the Israelites believe God gave Moses the Ten Commandments?

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On top of Mt. Sinai

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Levant is a French word meaning____.

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To Rise

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Why did the Israelites build the Ark of the Covenant?

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To store the Ten Commandments

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What did the Israelites believe they received in exchange for worshipping only one god?

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The land of Canaan

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The Israelites had many disagreements which caused them to _____.

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Split into two tribes

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Who was the person that helped the Israelites escape from slavery in Egypt?

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Moses