Phoenicians & Hebrew Test

What did the Ten commandments tell us to do?

Make moral judgements

Explain how Monotheism is a major contribution, significant to other civilizations?

Monotheism is a major contribution because it was unheard of in olden times, the Hebrews were the first to create it, handing it down to our civilization.

Which modern day country was in Lixus?

Morocco

What were some features of a Phoenician city-state?

Phoenician city states had stone walls, narrow streets, and many houses

Carthage

Phoenician city-state of Carthage founded in 814 B.C.

What is polytheism? What is monotheism?

Polytheism is a belief in many gods Monotheism is a belief in one god

What did a judge do?

Settle disputes and led troops to battle

What did the Hebrews believe was the purpose of laws?

Since their god Yahweh was just, they thought they should be just too, and they put up laws to help do so.

nomads

Someone who has no permanent home, and travels place to place to find pasturage and food.

After Solomon, what happened?

The Hebrew kingdom was split in two, Israel north and Judah south

Why did the Hebrews make changes in their religion while living in Babylonia?

The Hebrews began meeting at the sabbath, a day of rest, since they lost the temple in Jerusalem.

Why did the Hebrews believe in social justice?

The Hebrews believed in social justice because they believed God was just, so they thought they should be just too.

What new ideas did the Hebrews develop and contribute to later civilizations?

The Hebrews developed Monotheism, a belief in one god, and they believed that the god(Yahweh)did not eat, drink, sleep, and get married and was righteous and humble unlike other gods. The Hebrews also contributed social justice.

Where did the early Hebrews trade? What goods did they trade?

The Hebrews traded in a city called Harren, where the traded goods made of ivory, copper, and gold.

What burial process did the Phoenicians learn from the Egyptians?

The Phoenicians adopted the embalming process from the Egyptians

What contributions did the Phoenicians make make to the development of the alphabet?

The Phoenicians didn't invent the alphabet, but they spread it to other civilizations.

Why were the Phoenicians successful long distance sailors?

The Phoenicians had strong fast ships

Why did the Phoenicians never unite?

The Phoenicians never united because of the jealousy of trade, and that the city states of Phoenicia were separated by mountains.

What were the Ten Commandments(as a whole)?

The Ten Commandments were a set of rules that was given to Moses by Yahweh that were just and right.

Why were language and religion by themselves not enough to unify the Phoenician people?

The city states were separated and the search for profit from trade led to jealousy and quarreling

Yahweh

The first god to be just and right, and doesn't have human properties such as eating or sleeping.

What was the religion of the Hebrews called?

The religion the Hebrews worshipped was Judaism.

Explain how the sea helped the Phoenicians build their civilization.

The sea helped the Phoenicians build their civilization because in opened a lot of trade routes.

Moses

The second leader after Abraham, he led the Hebrews out of Egypt in what was called the Exodus.

How can people who have very limited natural resources( in amount) still manage to earn a good living?

They can still manage good living through trade

How did the Phoenicians keep peace with their powerful neighbors ?

They exchanged free stuff for peace and independence

What did the Phoenicians and the Hebrews have in common?

They influenced civilizations beyond their own, and they were both craftspeople and merchants.

Where did the Hebrews go after the drought?

They went to Egypt

What were the Phoenicians?

They were traders and ship builders.

Abraham

This first major Hebrew leader, he lead the Hebrews out of Ur and in to Canaan.

Under a scribe named Ezra, they wrote down the laws of Moses in 5 books called the _____

Torah

What African country was Carthage in?

Tunisia

How have we gained our knowledge about the Phoenicians?

We know about the Phoenicians by the Bible, the writings of other civilizations, and the artifacts found in the ruins of Phoenician cities and boats.

Who handed down the Ten Commandments?

Yahweh

How did Yahweh differ from earlier gods?

Yahweh was different because he was the first god to not act human, Yahweh didn't eat, drink, sleep, get married, or have children, unlike other gods.

Did the Phoenicians believe in life after death?

Yes

Tyre

ancient Phoenician city and birth place of Europa and Dido

Where did the Phoenicians worship their gods?

close to nature

holy of holies

most sacred chamber

descendant

offspring such as children, grandchildren, great grand children ans so on

colonies

permanent settlements

What was their most well known product?

purple dye

Jews began meeting on the ______ after the temple was destroyed

sabbath, a day of rest

Dido

the founder and first queen of Carthage (Phoenician Princess)

How many symbols were in the alphabet that the Phoenicians spread around?

22

How long were the Hebrews enslaved?

600 years

When was Carthage founded?

814 BCE

Who is Dido?

A Phoenician princess who founded Carthage after fleeing Tyre.

Describe a Phoenician temple

A Phoenician temple had had an entrance hall, a main hall, and a holy of holies, a chamber where sacrifices were made.

Byblos

A city state in the Phoenician homeland that was famous for its books.

What is a prophet?

A person claiming to have a message from god.

What is in the holy of holies?

A sacred stone of the gods, where people, animals, wine, and perfume were sacrificed.

murex

A shellfish that was crushed for purple dye. It made purple dye because its guts were purple.

treaty

Agreement between different groups or countries

covenant

An agreement

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After Saul, ____ became the new king

David

Describe the contributions of David and Solomon to the Hebrews.

David established Jerusalem, reunited the Hebrews, and defeated the Canaanites. Solomon built great temples made out of limestone, cedar wood, and gold.

What did Solomon do?

He made temples

Exodus

Hebrews escaped into the Sinai desert. their escape

What did the Hebrews make their products out of?

Ivory, gold, and copper

After _____ died, the 12 Hebrew tribes split apart.

Joshua

What religion did the Hebrews worship?

Judaism

Due to powerful neighbors taking over Hebrew Kingdoms, the ____ were forced to Babylonia

Judeans