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| Who were the first people to settle in Palestine? | Phoenicians, Hebrews |
| What was the ancient home of the Hebrews called? | Canaan |
| Who is the father of the Hebrew people? | Abraham |
| Where was Abraham from? | Ur |
| What was the Hebrew name for God? | Yahweh |
| What does monotheistic mean? | Belief in one god |
| Why did the Hebrews migrate to Egypt? | Drought and famine |
| How were the Hebrews treated when they first arrived in Egypt? | They were given a place of honor |
| Why did the pharaoh begin to feel threatened by the Hebrews? | Large numbers |
| What Hebrew was raised in the Egyptian royal family? | Moses |
| Who led the Hebrews out of Egypt? | Moses |
| Who is considered the greatest figure in Jewish history? | Moses |
| What did Moses bring down from Mt. Sinai? | Ten Commandments |
| How long did the Hebrews wander in the Sinai Desert? | 40 years |
| Where did the Hebrews go after the death of Moses? | Cannan |
| How many tribes did the Hebrews divide into upon their arrival back into Canaan? | 12 |
| What was a Hebrew woman's most important role? | raising children |
| How did the Hebrews become known as Jews? | Judah was the last remaining tribe |
| Who was the first king of Israel? | Saul |
| What Hebrew king united the tribes of Israel and established Jerusalem as the capital? | David |
| Who was chosen to be king after he ran the Philistines out of Palestine? | Saul |
| Who was the most powerful of the Hebrew kings? | David |
| Who did Solomon form a trading empire with? | Hiram of Tyre |
| Who built the Great Temple in Jerusalem? | Solomon |
| What did the Jews in the Northern part of the kingdom do after the death of Solomon? | Revolted |
| Who did Judah and Israel pay tribute to? | Assyria |
| What is tribute? | Peace money paid to a stronger power by a weaker power |
| What Babylonian king ran the Egyptians out of Syria and ancient Palestine? | Nebuchadnezzar |
| What king conquered Babylon and allowed the Hebrews to return home? | Cyrus the Great |
| What did King Cyrus the Great allow the Hebrews to rebuild in Jerusalem? | The Great Temple |
