Chapter 5: The Phoenicians and the Israelites

What were the Phoenicians best known for?

Pick 2 answers

• Their trade

• Their alphabet

• Their pyramids

• Their farming

The Phoenicians told stories of sea monsters to scare off other people from trying to compete with them for trade.

• True

• False

According to the passage, what is the Torah?

• The capital of Israel

• The sacred text of the Israelites

• A type of food

• A city in Mesopotamia

The Israelites moved to Egypt because of:

• War

• Drought and famine

• Trade

• Invitation from Pharaoh

Jerusalem became the capital of Israel in:

• 2000 BCE

• 1450 BCE

• 1000 BCE

• 931 BCE

What does the term 'EXILE' mean?

• To make a contract or agreement

• To force people out of their country or homeland

• To write religious laws

• To rebuild a city

What is a 'COVENANT'?

• A type of religious law

• A contract or agreement

• A sacred text

• A city

According to the text, who allowed the Israelites to return and rebuild Jerusalem and its temple?

• The Assyrians

• The Chaldeans

• The Persians

• The Babylonians

The TEN COMMANDMENTS are Judaism's divine laws on proper behavior toward God and each other.

• True

• False