Judaism played a part in the development of Christianity and Islam. 2.The ancestors of the ancient Israelites were Abraham and his family. 3.David and his army defeated the Greeks. 4.Cyrus II, the Persian king, let Jews return to Judah and govern themselves. 5.The Essenes were priests who broke away from the Temple in Jerusalem and lived in Qumran near the Red Sea. DIRECTIONS: Matching Match each item with the correct statement below. 6.wanted Canaan to control the trade routes across that country 7.formed the basic moral rules for many nations 8.period of time when the Judeans were sent to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar 9.name given to Judaea by the Romans; refers to the Philistines

1. True.

2. True.

3. False.

4. False.

5. True.

6. Assyrians & Chaldeans.

7. The Ten Commandments.

8. Babylonian exile.

9. Palestine.

Explanation:

1. True: Judaism played a part in the development of Christianity and Islam.

2. True: the ancestors of the ancient Israelites were Abraham and his family. Abraham is known to be the father of all nations and God promised that the descendants of Abraham would forever control Canaan.

3. False: David and his army defeated the Greeks. They actually defeated the philistines but not the Greeks.

4. False: Cyrus II, the Persian king, let Jews return to Judah and govern themselves. The Jews and Israelites were allowed by Cyrus II, to return to Judah but weren't allowed to govern themselves.

5. True: the Essenes were priests who broke away from the Temple in Jerusalem and lived in Qumran near the Red Sea.

6. Assyrians & Chaldeans: wanted Canaan to control the trade routes across that country.

7. The Ten Commandments: formed the basic moral rules for many nations.

8. Babylonian exile: period of time when the Judeans were sent to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar.

9. Palestine: name given to Judaea by the Romans; refers to the Philistines

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