Social Studies Ch. 6 Flashcards
The Israelites traced their origins back to _______, who was __________, or worshipped only one God.
Abraham and monotheism
This is much different from other cultures of the time because they were __________ or believed in many gods.
polytheism
The Bible tells of covenant, or special agreement, between _____ and God where God gave him and his people the Land of _____
Moses and canan
Soon after, the Israelites were enslaved by the Egyptians. ___ was the person to save them from captivity. This event is known as ___ ______
God and The exodus
After he brought the Israelites out of Egypt, God gave them ___ ___ _____________ laws of responsible behavior. These laws became very important to 3 religions 1. _______ 2. ____________ 3. _____.
The ten commandments
- Judaism 2. Christianity 3.Islam
When the Israelites reached their promised land, they met ___________ who was defeated by King _____ and became known as the kingdom of ______
Philistines
David Israel
After Solomon’s death this kingdom split into two parts: the Kingdom of ______ to the north and the kingdom of _____ to the south. They both would be captured later: The ________ captivity of ______ in 721 B.C., and the _________ captivity of _____ in 586 B.C.
Israel
Judah
Assyrian
Israel
Babylonia
Judah
The Romans captured Judea in __ ..
63 B.C.
Jews revolt and regain control in . __
A.D. 66
Romans retake Jerusalem and destroy ___ ______ ______ in . __
The Jewish Temple A.D. 70
Romans rename the Jerusalem area _________ in . ___
Palestine and A.D. 135
The Jews being driven out of Palestine was known as the ________, or scattering of Jews from Jerusalem. This caused them to build new places of worship called __________
Diaspora and synagogues
A major import into Phoenicia was _____ ____ from _____. In return Phoenicia exported ____ and ____________ _____.
cedar wood, Egypt
gold, Manufactured goods
Phoenicia’s colony that was a center for trade was ________ located __ _________
Carthage and in peninsula
Phoenicia ‘s most well contribute to the world was the ________. It influenced many other civilizations such as ______, _____, _________,and ______
alphabet
Israel, Greek, Etruscans, romans
Benefits of this innovation were:
- Communication simpler
- Easier to learn
- Easier than hieroglyphics or cuneiform
- didn’t need scribes
The Lydians are most known for ______ _____. This innovation replaced the ______ ______, or the exchange of goods or services.
Coined money and Barter system
The first Lydian coins were made of ____ and ______ called ________.
Gold and silver
Electrum
Eventually coins had to be milled because _____ ________ ____ _____ ___ ______ ___ ____ __ ________ ___ ____ _____ _____
Other cultures made coins but shaved off bits of electrum and worth full price
_____ ___ _____ was responsible for most of the expansion of the Persian Empire. He conquered lands such as _______, _________, _____, _______, _______.
Cyrus the great
Assyria, Babylonia, Lydia, Parthia, and Bactria
Cyrus the great also established a big standing army training soldiers on foot, or ________, _____, _______.
Infantry and cavalry
______ ___ _____ was responsible for the organization of the empire. Ways that he organized the empire were:
- Dividing a empire
- Building palaces with tribute money
- Starting a relay system
Kings of the Persian Empire believed in one god named _____ _____ in the religion known as ______________, founded by _________. Believers of this religion fought in a battle between ____ ___ ____.
Ahura Mazda zoroastrianism zoroaster good and evil
