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