New Centers of Civilization 2-3

The Phoenicians improved their ___ , became greater international ___, and thus created an empire.

ships / sea traders

Jewish prophets embraced a vision for the future that included the end of ___ and the establishment of ___ for all the nations of the world.

war / peace

In 722 B.C., the ___ overran the Kingdom of Israel.

Assyrians

The ___ completely destroyed ___ in 586 B.C.

Chaldeans / Jerusalem

The ___ were the first of the Indo-European peoples to make use of iron.

Hitteties

The term ___ refers to a particular group of people who used a language derived from a ___ parent tongue.

Indo-Europeans / single

By the time of ___ , the Israelites had established control over all of ___ and made ___ into the capital of Israel.

King Solomon / Palestine / Jerusalem

After Kind Solomon's death, tension between the northern and southern tribes within Israel led to the creation of two separate ___.

Kingdoms

The Phoenicians lived in the area of Palestine along the ___ coast.

Mediterranean

Much of the history and the religious beliefs if the Israelites were eventually recorded in written form in the ___.

Toran

According to Jewish beliefs, there is but one God, called ___, the creator of the world and everything in it.

Yahweh

The Phoenician culture is best known for its ___.

alphabet

Hebrew writings say, "The Lord is gracious and ___, slow to anger and rich in love."

compassionate

This powerful creator was just and good, and he expected ___ from his people.

goodness

Under Kind Solomon, ancient Israel was at the ___ of its power.

height