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Exam 1st Semester (Ch.3)
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Social Studies
7th Grade
01/10/2012

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What indivdiual led the Israelis out of Egypt?
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Moses!
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Name the very first king of Israel.
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Saul
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Who was the Chaldean ruler who conquered Judah and destroyed the Jewish temple?
Definition
Nebuchadnezzar
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Who was the Israeli King known for wise sayings sayings known as proverbs?
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Solomon
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Who was the king of Judaea known for making additions to the Jewish temple?
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Herod (he was hated!)
Term
The Israelites believed they were descended from (related to) this man.
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Abraham.
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This man is remembered as being the greatest king of Ancient Israel.
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David.
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What is belief in many Gods?
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Monotheism!
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What does BCE stand for?
Definition
(Before common era.)
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What was the Torah?
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This was the laws that, according to the Hebrew Bible, Moses recieved on top of Mt. Sinai. These laws included the 10 commandments and later became the first part of the Hebrew Bible.
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Define: Prophet.
Definition
This is a person that was believed to have been instructed by God to share God's words.
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What's an empire?
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A group of territories under control of a single ruler or government
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What does exodus mean?
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It's the term used to refer to the massive departure of Israelis out of Egypt.
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What's a synagogue?
Definition
Jewish house of worship.
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What empire conquered the kingdom of Israelin 722 B.C?
Definition
Assyrian
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What happened when the Jews revolted againist the Romans in AD 132?
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They were defeated and forbidden to live in or enter Jerusalem.
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Who fought the Romans for freedom and drove them out of Jerusalem (4 years.)
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Zealots.
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Which among the following individuals led a successful rebellion aganist the Greeks in Judah and removed all evidence of Greek gods from the Jewish temple?
Definition
Judas Maccabeus.
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From 586-538 BC, thousands of Jews were forced to live in Babylon, the capital city of the Chaldean Empire. What is the term for a period of forced absence from one's country or home?
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Exile.
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Alexander the Great was born in 356 BC and died 33 years later. What was the date of his death?
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323 BC
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Which among the following continents is also a counrty?
Definition
Australia
Term
According to lesson one, where were the Isrealites from?
Definition
Mesopatamia.
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Which among the following was the MOST IMPORTANT idea the Israelis learned from the Phoenicians? 
Definition
The alphabet.
Term
Which among the following would BEST fit the definition of a primary source?
Definition
A letter from a Civil War soldier.
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On top of Mt. Sinai, God promised the people they would safetly get to Canaan as long as they followed his laws. This is an example of?
Definition
Covenant.
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