TN Ready Review - Israel

According to the Hebrew Bible, the ancestors of the ancient Israelites were led out of Mesopotamia to Canaan by

• Moses.
• David.
• Abraham.
• Solomon.

The departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt is known as the

• Maccabees.
• covenant.
• Tanakh.
• Exodus.

The worship of only one god is called

• atheism.
• Christianity.
• monotheism.
• polytheism.

According to the Hebrew Bible, whom did
Samuel anoint as the first king of Israel?

• Saul
• David
• Joseph
• Abraham

Who founded the city of Jerusalem after
defeating the Philistines?

• Samuel
• David
• Saul
• Solomon

Who was the Persian king who defeated the Chaldeans and allowed the exiled Jews to return to Judah?

• Alexander the Great
• Cyrus II
• Herod
• Samuel

What economic activity did all three
civilizations have in common?

• What economic activity did all three
  herding
• sailing
• farming
• trading

Which of the peoples represented on the chart were empire builders?

• only the Israelites
• only the Phoenicians
• both the Phoenicians and the Israelites
• only the Assyrians

According to the Hebrew Bible, who led the
Israelites out of Egypt?

• Jacob
• Moses
• Nebuchadnezzar
• the Maccabees

The faith of the ancient Israelites was different from other religions at that time because most other people

• worshiped many gods and goddesses.
• were Christians.
• believed in Greek and Roman gods.
• had no written texts.