chapter 2 week 2 Flashcards
theocracy
a people governed directly by God
monotheism
the belief in only one god
became the first king of Israel
Saul
God chose _________a man “after God’s own heart,” as the next king. The Messiah was promised through his line.
David
Rehoboam decided to increase the taxes ; outraged at this decision, the ten northern tribes of Israel rebelled and made __________ their king.
Jeroboam
destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC and carried many of the Jews back to Babylon ( under Nebuchadnezzar )
The Chaldeans
God raised up __________to free His people and restore them once again to their land.
the persians
the southern region is called “Upper Egypt” and the northern region “Lower Egypt.” why?
Because the Nile flows northward from the southern plateau
united the two lands of Upper and Lower Egypt, ruling them from a capital that he called “White Walls” (later named Memphis).(3000 bc)
Menes
another name for the old Kingdom
(ca. 2700–2200 BC)
“The Age of the Pharaohs.”
huge tombs attesting to the splendor and might of the pharaohs. built during the age of pharaohs
pyramids
The most famous pharaoh of this age (built the great pyramid of giza)
Khufu
during this time of peace that the Israelites moved to Egypt: characterized by peace and construction also known as the age of people
the Middle Kingdom
may have been responsible for beginning the enslavement of the Hebrews after becoming rulers in the second intermediate period
The Hyksos
it was in this age that Egypt became a great power in the Near East (ca. 1570–1075 BC)
New kingdom
