Izreal Flashcards
Many changes took place around the Mediterranean sea, and around 1000 bc people called _____ build a kingdom in _______
Israelites, Cannan
Izraekutes religion focused on one god (this was known as______)
Monotheism
Israelite is known as _____ today
Judaism/Jews
Judaism influenced ______ ad _____ and helped shape beliefs and practices
Christianity, Islam
Israelites wrote down much of their history and beliefs in ____ and this became known as the Hebrew ___
language of Hebrew, bible
Jews don’t believe in the ____ testament
new
Israelites were _______ and _____
herders, traders
Israelites came from ______ and settles in Canaan
Mesopotainia
In the bible, God told _______ and his descendants to leave Mesopotamia and go to Canann
Abraham
There, they would worship ____ true god, and the promised Land (Cannan) would be promised to Abraham and his ______ in return
One, descendants
Abraham had a grandson named _____
Jacob
Jacob was also called Israel which means?
One who struggles with god
Jacob was also called Israel which means?
One who struggles with god
Jacob was also called Israel which means?
One who struggles with god
Later the name _____ was given to Jacob’s decsendants
Israel
Jacob had ____ sons in Canaan
12
Jacob’s 12 sons were set into ___, or separate family groups
tribes
The 12 tribes lived in Canaan for 100 years until moving to___ because of Destructive Drought
Egypt
Life was bad for Izraleites in ____
egypt
Pharaoh feared that the Israelites would take over Egypt so they enslaved them for _____ years
400
The Pharaoh also ordered that all baby boys be thrown into the _________ ______
Nile River