UNIT 6 Israel 6.39 On a historical map of the Mediterranean Sea, Jordan River, Sinai Peninsula, locate Asia Minor, the kingdoms of the Hittites and Phoenicians, ancient Israel, and Egypt.(G)
6.40 Examine the development of the ancient Israelites, tracing their migrations from Mesopotamia to Canaan, later called Israel, and explain the significant roles of Abraham and Moses in their history.(C,G,H)
6.41 Describe the monotheistic religion of the Israelites, including: (C, H) the belief in one God (monotheism) the Ten Commandments the emphasis on individual worth and personal responsibility the belief that all people must adhere to the same moral obligations, whether ruler or ruled the Torah and the Hebrew Bible as part of the history of early Israel 6.42 Describe the unification of the tribes of Israel under Kings Saul, David, and Solomon, including David’s founding of Jerusalem as his capital city in 1000 BC/BCE and the building of the first temple by Solomon.(G,H,P)
6.43 Summarize the four major events after the rule of King Solomon in the history of Israel, including the breakup of the Kingdom of Israel, destruction of the Northern Kingdom, Babylonian captivity under Nebuchadnezzar, and the return of the Jews to their homeland under the Persian Empire.(H)
6.44 Conduct a short research piece with supporting details of Second Babylonian, Persian and Median Empires, including Nebuchadnezzar, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Cyrus the Great, Darius the Great, and Xerxes.(H)
6.45 Explain how Judaism survived the expulsion/ dispersion of the Jews to other lands (the Diaspora) after the destruction of the second temple in Jerusalem in 70 AD/CE, and the renaming of the country by the Romans.(C,H Israel VocabularyI Famine Exodus Descendants Diaspora Hebrew/Jew/Israelites Monotheism Torah Prophet Exile Covenant Expulsion/dispersion Revolt Zealots Judaism