socail studies Flashcards
Isreal
Jewish kingdom founded by David around 1000 b.c. ; in doth West Asia
Canaan
eastern mediterranean land in which Abraham resettled around 1800 b.c.
Jerusalem
the capital of Isreal
Judah
Southern region of Isreal that became a kingdom after th death of Solomon
carthage
an important phoenician trading post in north Africa
Abraham
a shepherd living in UR that is considered the first Jew by Jewish
Moses
hebrew prophet who led the hebrews out of slavery in Egypt and got the Ten commandments from God.
Deborah
Female Hebrew huge who encouraged a military leader to gather the people of Isreal to attack Canaanites
David
2nd king of Isreal who unified the kingdom of Isreal
Solomon
Son of david and King of Isreal
Covenant
an agrement
Monontheism
The worship of only one god
Slavery
One person owning another
descendant
a person born later into a the same family
Synagogue
a jewish place of warship