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6th Grade World Cultures Chapter 3 The Ancient Israelites
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6th Grade
09/11/2011

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Canaan
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present day Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan
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David
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drove the Philistines out of Israel and moved the capital to Jerusalem; author of many of the Psalms
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Cyrus
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Persian king who allowed Jews to return to Judah
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Torah
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first five books of the Hebrew Bible
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Israelites
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descendants of Abraham who left Mesopotamia and settles in Canaan
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Talmud
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teachings about the Torah and a record of Jewish law
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Diaspora
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Jews living outside Judah; Greek word meaning "scattered"; They translated the Hebrew Bible into Greek, spreading Jewish ideas.
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monotheism
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belief that there is only one god; became basis for Islam and Christianity
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prophets
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instructed by God to warn the Israelites that going to a temple was not enough, but that all must work for a just society
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Palestine
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name given to Judah by Romans; refers to the Philistines
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kosher
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food prepared according to Jewish law
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Essenes
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lived in the desert, praying for God to deliver them from the Romans
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Jacob
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raised 12 sons who became the 12 tribes of Israel
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Alexander the Great
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king who defeated the Persians to become the ruler of Judah
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Solomon
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king whose wise sayings are called proverbs
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synagogue
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meeting place for Jews on the Sabbath to pray and discuss their religion
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Moses
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led the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Sinai Desert
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Zealots
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fought the Romans for freedom and drove them out of Jerusalem
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Saul
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warrior-farmer who was anointed king by the prophet Samuel
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Persians
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defeated the Chaldeans and conquered Babylon
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rabbis
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Jewish religious teachers
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