| A | B |
|---|
| monotheism | belief in 1 true God |
| polytheism | belief in many gods |
| covenant | agreement between God and the Hebrews |
| 10 commandments | laws given by God to Moses |
| drought | a time of no rain |
| exile | you are not allowed in your home country |
| captivity | not free to go anywhere |
| Jerusalem | the capital of Israel |
| Judah | half the kingdom of Israel after King Solomon which was conquered by the Chaldeans and King Nebuchadnezzar |
| Israel | The kingdom established by King David which later split in 2 |
| Philistine | invaders of Canaan fought by Kings Saul and David |
| Canaan | land by the Eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea settled by the Hebrews |
| Abraham | Leader of the first Hebrew migration from Sumer to Canaan and founder of Judaism |
| Moses | Leader of the Hebrew escape from Egypt |
| Exodus | The Hebrew flight from Egypt |
| Persians | Conquerors of Babylon who were tolerant of many religions |
| diaspora | The spread of the Hebrews throughout the Middle East as they fled intolerance by the Romans, Muslims, and Christians |
