Unit 6 Crossword Review

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  1. 1. Which part of the Hebrew Bible traces the history of Judaism and the Jewish people? (6.2)
  2. 5. This Jewish holiday celebrates the victory of a Jewish family known as the Maccabees who rebelled and won independence from Greek rulers and reclaimed the Temple (6.3).
  3. 6. Separation from one's homeland (6.3)
  4. 7. The Hebrew Bible is mostly written in the _____ language (6.2).
  5. 10. Sacred writing (6.2)
  6. 11. Each year, Jews celebrate _____ to commemorate God's freeing them from slavery in Egypt (6.1).
  7. 12. Which Israelite leader rescued his people from slavery in Egypt? (6.1)
  8. 14. In which land were the Israelites enslaved and mistreated? (6.1)
  9. 16. The Jewish Scriptures are also known as the Hebrew Bible, or the _____ (6.2).
  10. 17. Binding agreement (6.1)
  11. 21. First five books of the Hebrew Bible that includes covenants and laws (6.1)
  12. 22. Which part of the Hebrew Bible includes great Hebrew literature such as the Psalms, the Proverbs, and the Song of Songs? (6.2)
  13. 24. Acting or living in a way that is ethically right and obeys God's laws (6.2)
  14. 25. Second king of Israel, who made Jerusalem his capital, extended the borders of the kingdom, and is believed to have written beautiful psalms (6.3)
  15. 27. According to the Bible, the time of the judges ended when the warrior _____ became the first king of Israel (6.3).
  16. 31. Escape of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt (6.1)
  17. 34. Which land was promised by God to belong to Abraham's descendants? (6.1)
  18. 36. The language of most of the Talmud (6.2)
  19. 37. The _____ empire conquered Judah and destroyed Jerusalem, including Solomon's Temple, in 587 BCE (6.3).
  20. 38. An order to do something (6.1)
  21. 39. Jewish communities outside the ancient Jewish homeland, from a Greek word meaning dispersion, or scattering (6.3)
  22. 41. The stories of the patriarchs were eventually written down in _____, the first book of the Torah (6.1).
  23. 42. Fairness or fair treatment (6.2)
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  1. 2. Person believed to be chosen by God to bring truth to the people (6.2)
  2. 3. Belief in a single God (6.1)
  3. 4. Jewish religious teacher (6.2)
  4. 8. After Solomon's death in 900 BCE, the kingdom of Israel split into two parts; Solomon's descendants ruled the kingdom of _____ in the south while a rival kingdom in the north kept the name of the kingdom of Israel (6.3).
  5. 9. Unlike the Israelites, the Canaanites worshiped _____ gods (6.1).
  6. 13. Jewish house of worship (6.3)
  7. 15. The _____ Commandments and other laws told the Israelites how to behave toward God and one another (6.1).
  8. 18. Belief about what is right and wrong (6.1)
  9. 19. After Moses died, who took his place as leader of the Israelites? (6.1)
  10. 20. In CE 6, the land of Israel became part of the Roman empire and was called _____, or "land of the Jewish people" (6.3).
  11. 23. In the Hebrew Bible, a leader who could rally the Israelites to defend their land (6.3)
  12. 26. Jewish people feel a deep connection to this modern state because of its place in the Jewish Scriptures and Jewish history (6.2)
  13. 28. According to the Torah, _____, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel) are the patriarchs, or the forefathers, of the Jewish people (6.1).
  14. 29. Third king of Israel who commissioned the First Temple in Jerusalem and, according to tradition, wrote many of the wise sayings in the Bible's Book of Proverbs (6.3)
  15. 30. Religion of the Jewish people (6.1)
  16. 32. Weekly day of rest (6.2)
  17. 33. One of the first cities the Israelites conquered in Canaan (6.1)
  18. 35. Collection of oral teachings and commentaries about the Hebrew Bible and Jewish law (6.2)
  19. 40. The _____ empire conquered the kingdom of Israel in 722 BCE (6.3)