2-4 Hebrews, Phoenicians, and Lydians Flashcards
Eastern Mediterranean land in which Abraham resettled around 1800 B.C.
Canaan
Jewish kingdom founded by David around 1000 B.C.; a country in southwestern Asia
Israel
The capital of the kingdom of Israel; 32 N, 35 E
Jerusalem
The southern region of Israel that became its own kingdom after the death of Solomon
Judah
An important Phoenician trading post in North Africa
Carthage
c. 1800 B.C. A shepherd living in Ur who is considered by Jewish people to be the first Jew
Abraham
c. 1400 B.C.- 1200 B.C. Hebrew prophet and teacher who led the Hebrews out of slavery in Egypt and received the Ten Commandments from God
Moses
c. 1200 B.C. Female Hebrew judge who encouraged a military leader to gather the peoples of Israel to attack the Canaanites
Deborah
1030 B.C.-965 B.C. Second king of Israel who unified the kingdom of Israel
David
c. 1000 B.C. Son of David and King of Israel
Solomon
An agreement
covenant
The worship of only one God
monothesim
The practice of one person owning another person
slavery
A person born later into the same family
descandant
A Jewish place of worship
synagogue
To exchange one kind of good service for another
barter
The monotheistic religion founded by Abraham
Judasim
A set of laws that provides guidance for the worship of God and rules for moral behavior
Ten Commandments
The first five books of the Hebrew Bible
Torah