Lesson 1: Kingdoms in the Middle East

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The Israelites lived as farmers and shepherds in the Middle East; grew olives, grapes, and barley; and had to collect water in buckets and barrels when it rained because the area only had little water.

• True
• False

What civilizations/ kingdoms/ empires settled in and took over the Levant/ Middle East?

• Phoenicians, Israelites or Hebrews, Assyrians, New Babylonians, Persians
• Chinese, Japanese, Mesopotamians, Chaledeans
• Phoenicians, Assyrians, Mesopotamians, Chinese, Indians

TRUE or FALSE? Because Israel was divided into two kingdoms, it became weak, thus, giving the Assyrians the opportunity to seige and take over both kingdoms in 722 BCE. They also gained access to trade and forced many Israelites to move to other parts of their new empire. TO DO: Determine if it's TRUE or FALSE. Prove your answer by providing the PAGE NUMBER and SECTION TITLE where the information is found. Write your answer on the space provided below.

The kingdoms in the Middle East worshipped many gods just like the ancient Mesopotamians. They used to worship different gods until they began to exchange ideas and culture including religion, so they eventually shared the worship of their gods.

• TRUE
• FALSE

According to the Hebrew belief, what did Yahweh, or the God of the Hebrew people summon Abraham to do?

• To lead the Hebrews out from slavery and captivity in Egypt to God's Promised Land, Canaan
• To trade along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea
• To go and multiply

The Israelites were able to live in Canaan for a time but needed to go back to Egypt because of a FAMINE brought about by droughts that caused plants to die. What is a famine?

• Extreme winter season that would cause natural resources to freeze
• Extreme lack of enough food to eat causing massive hunger among people
• Massive death

King David eventually chose which city to be the capital of the Israelite Kingdom?

• Paris
• Athens
• Jerusalem

The Hebrews/Israelites believed that God sent messages and revelations to special people like Abraham and Moses by speaking to them or through a dream; in any way God prefers to communicate. These people are called what?

• prophets
• gods
• shamans

Who was the son of King David that first built the temple for Yahweh in Jerusalem in 900 BCE, and was famous to be the wisest king in the Biblical history?

• King Solomon
• King Rameses
• Genghis Khan