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| The events described in the Bible occurred between the years _____ B.C. and _____ A.D. | 1300, 100 |
| The nation of Israel arose in the land known to history as _____. | Canaan |
| The most popular Canaanite god was _____, the god of fertility and rain. | Baal |
| Israelite kings ruled beginning around _____ B.C. | 1020 |
| He was the first Israelite king. | Saul |
| He was the second Israelite king and was successful in uniting Israel against the immediate threat of the Philistines. | David |
| The Old Testament is written primarily as _____ literature. | Religious |
| _____ is the most prominent feature of the Pentateuch. | Law |
| The biblical books of _____ literature are intended to guide people in learning the lesson of human life. | Wisdom |
| The largest body of religious poetry in the Bible is the book of _____. | Psalms |
| The largest collection of books in the Old Testament is arranged under the subcategory Prophetic Books, which lists books by the so-called _____ prophets. | Writing |
| The biggest motivation for writing in the ancient world was not religious or spiritual but _____ or _____. | Business, Military |
| The main god of the Canaanites was _____. | El |
| The significance of the discovery of the Rosetta Stone was that . . . | From its discovery onward, archaeologists could read ancient Egyptian writings. |
| The Israelites settled in the _____ of Palestine rather than in the cities of the coastal plains because there was little competition for this land and it afforded natural protection from enemies. | Hills |
| Canaan/Israel was located between what two major civilizations, thus ensuring that the Israelites lived in the midst of an ancient highway of trade and military transportation. | Egyptian, Mesopotamian |
| The Old Testament perspective of God as a warrior God is understandable given that the Israelites were surrounded by _____. | Warfare |
| Early Israelite faith was based on three beliefs or practices: _____, _____, and _____. | A relationship with a God by the name of Yahweh, worship in a movable shrine or tent, basic moral expecttions (laws) |
| What did King David do? | Unify a diversified people against the Philistines, Established the capital in Jerusalem, Extended Israelite political influence across the Jordan. |
| What did King Solomon do? | Construct a national Temple and engage in other campaigns of consolidation. |
| What is so remarkable about the Babylonian Exile? | Not only did the Jews survive but they also reconstructed their faith. |
| How did the Jews of the Babylonian Exile maintain their identity w/o their presence in their nation? | Spiritually, through family practices and diet. |
| The main activities of the biblical prophets were _____, _____, and _____. | To be messengers of God, To be God's prosecutor, i.e. delivering judgment on sinful acts that were considered to have violated God's laws given through the tradition of Moses, To act as tireless advocates for the less fortunate of Israelite society--the widow, the orphan, the foreigner, the poor. |
