1. Politics & Social Structure
Powerpoint Jeopardy
Geography
Religion
Achievements
Economics
Politics & Social Structure 10 20 30 40 50

2. What kind of religion did the Israelites have? Monotheistic
Category

3. Which sea did Moses part to get the Israelites back to Canaan?
The Red Sea
Category

4. What was the name of the Israelite’s promise land?
Canaan

5. What was the Diaspora and why did it happen?
It was the moving of Israelites away from
Canaan to prevent them from building their
own nation.

6. What two kingdoms were formed by the 12 Tribes of Israel?
Judah & Israel

7. Where and when do Jews worship?
In a synagogue and on the Sabbath—Friday-
Saturday sundown.

8. What is in the Hebrew Bible?
The Torah, The Talmud, (1st 5 books of the Christian bible), prayers, poems,
and the history of the Israelites,

9. What is remembered during the holiday of
Passover?
One of the ten plagues in Egypt: the one where
Israelites painted goat’s blood on their doorway,
so God wouldn’t kill their first born.

10. What are rabbis and what role did they serve
for the ancient Israelites?
They were religious teachers, leaders of the
Israelites during times in exile. They kept their
community alive.

11. What are most modern-day Western alphabets
are based?
The Phoenician Alphabet

12. Which religions use the stories in the
Hebrew Bible as part of their holy
teachings?
Christianity, Islam/Muslims

13. What are the 10 Commandments?

14. What was the purpose of the 10
Commandments?
Guides people’s behavior, shapes moral law,
Shaped Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

15. What was Solomon’s Temple?
Central place of worship for the Jewish
Religion.

16. Which meats were not allowed to be eaten
according to the kashrut?
Pork, shrimp, lobster, clams

17. What caused the fall of Judah?
Egypt took over, then the Chaldeans took over,
then Nebuchadnezzer exiled the Jews to Babylon

18. What did the Israelite judges do?
They led the military.

19. For what was king David known?
Defeated a giant named Goliath, Saul was
jealous of him, increase the Israelite territory.

20. For what was Jacob known?
He was Abraham’s grandson, he had 12 sons whose families divided into the 12 tribes of
the Israelites.

21. For what was Solomon known.
He built Israelite’s main religious temple,
charged large taxes, which caused his people to hate
him.

22. How did Solomon pay for his temple and
other building projects?
Charging taxes & forcing
people to work in
mines.

23. Why did the lost tribes of Israel split apart?
They were unhappy with King Solomon’s high
taxes and unfair treatment of his people.

24. Who is the model of devotion to family that
Jewish girls are told to imitate?
Ruth

25. What were boys’ responsibilities?
Learn how to worship god & earn a living

26. What were girls’ responsibilities?
Be a good wife and mother, keep up the household, learn Jewish cooking rules.