L11 Terms to Know

What is a covenant?

• A type of ancient currency

• An agreement or promise

• A religious ceremony

• A historical event

What does the term "Exodus" refer to?

• The creation of the world

• The escape of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery to freedom

• The building of the pyramids

• The division of the Roman Empire

Which of the following was the capital of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and then Judah?

• Babylon

• Jerusalem

• Athens

• Rome

What is the significance of the Ten Commandments in Judaism?

• They are a collection of ten stories about Abraham

• They are ten laws and teachings said to have been given to Moses by God

• They are a list of ten historical events the occurred during the Exodus

• They are a set of ten poems important to the Jewish people

What is the Torah?

• A type of ancient weapon used by ancient Israelites

• Judaism’s most sacred text, consisting of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible

• A famous Jewish festival celebrated on the shortest day of the year

• A historical battle that took place in Jerusalem in 1000 B.C.E.

What does the term "tradition" mean?

• A new invention that changed the way Israel was viewed by the world

• An inherited or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior

• A scientific theory about only one God

• A political movement started by King Solomon

What is the definition of slavery?

• When one person is treated as the property of another

• A form of government established by the Assyrians

• A type of economic system that uses coins in place of goods

• A religious practice important to Jewish culture

What is Judaism known for?

• Being a monotheistic religion

• Being a polytheistic religion

• Being a modern-day political ideology

• Being a form of ancient art

What happened to the Israelites' kingdom around 930 B.C.E.?

• It was conquered by the Romans

• It divided into two kingdoms called Judah and Israel

• It became a democracy

• It was destroyed by a natural disaster