Ancient Israel

What is the capital of Israel?

• Rome

• Athens

• Jerusalem

• Alexandria

What is the sea that is located in Israel? It also has a very high salt content that prevents anything from living in it.

• Black Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Dead Sea

• Red Sea

What major sea is located west of Israel?

• Mediterranean Sea

• Dead Sea

• Red Sea

• Black Sea

What is the name of the peninsula that is located between the two narrow strips of water in the Red Sea?

• Peloponnesian Peninsula

• Balkan Peninsula

• Sinai Peninsula

• Anatolia Peninsula

What was the major source of freshwater in Israel?

• Indus River

• Nile River

• Tigris River

• Jordan River

Why did the Israelites move from Mesopotamia to Canaan?

• God called Abraham to move his family to the promise land

• Abraham did not like living in Mesopotamia

• Abraham wanted to become a nomad

• Abraham wanted to help build the pyramids

Why did the Israelites move from Canaan to Egypt?

• They wanted to build the pyramids

• They wanted to float down the Nile River

• The Israelites wanted to trade with Nubia

• There was a famine in Israel and Egypt always has food

Why did the Israelites move from Egypt to Canaan?

• They had plenty of food

• They wanted more gold

• They were enslaved by the Egyptians and treated harshly

• They did not like the flooding of the Nile

Who led the Israelites when they left Egypt to return to Canaan?

• Abraham

• Jesus

• Moses

• Paul

What was it called when the Israelites left Egypt and returned to Canaan?

• The fleeing

• Israelite revolt

• Exit

• Exodus