| A | B |
| North America | continent that you live on |
| Missouri | the state you live in |
| United States of America | the country that you live in |
| Jefferson City | your state capital |
| Washington DC | your country's capital |
| longitude | imaginary lines that run north and south |
| latitude | imaginary lines that run west to east |
| equator | 0 degrees latitude |
| prime meridian | 0 degrees longitude |
| Saul | the first king of Israel |
| judges | rules the Israelites when they returned to Canaan. |
| Torah | the first five books of the Hebrew Bible |
| Canaan | The place Abraham was told by God to take his people |
| Jerusalem | the most important city in Israel |
| ten commandments | set of social and religious principles for the Israelites |
| Maccabees | The Jewish group that regained control of Jerusalem by 164 BC. |
| Romans | The people who destroyed the second Temple in AD 70 |
| Diaspora | means scattered |