ook at the timeline of important events in early Jewish history.
A timeline shows key events in Jewish history from 1200 B.C.E. to 400 B.C.E.
What date on the timeline marks the beginning of the Jewish Diaspora?
(1 point)
Responses
c. 1200 BCE
c. 1200 BCE
c. 900 BCE
c. 900 BCE
c. 722 BCE
c. 722 BCE
c. 587 BCE
c. 587 BCE
Look at the map.
A map shows the various Phoenecian and Greek colonies.
What could best be inferred from the map?
(1 point)
Responses
Phoenicia was frequently at war with other empires.
Phoenicia was frequently at war with other empires.
Phoenicians traded with peoples in Africa and Europe.
Phoenicians traded with peoples in Africa and Europe.
The population of Phoenicia and its colonies was larger than that of Greece and its colonies.
The population of Phoenicia and its colonies was larger than that of Greece and its colonies.
Greece and its colonies benefitted from a better climate for agriculture.
Phoenicians traded with peoples in Africa and Europe.
Which of the following texts contains commentaries on the teachings of Moses?
(1 point)
Responses
the Writings
the Writings
the Torah
the Torah
the Hebrew Bible
the Hebrew Bible
the Talmud
the Talmud
Look at the photograph.
A photograph of a form of Sumerian art is shown.
What Sumerian art form does the photograph show?
(1 point)
Responses
cylinder seals
cylinder seals
stone stelae
stone stelae
ivory netsuke
ivory netsuke
cuneiform printing
cylinder seals
Use the drop-down menu to complete the sentence.(1 point)
Sumer is important in world history because it was
the birthplace of civilization.
hen Judaism began, how was it different from other religions in the ancient world?
(1 point)
Responses
Judaism had sacred texts.
Judaism had sacred texts.
Judaism did not instruct its followers about how to lead their daily lives.
Judaism did not instruct its followers about how to lead their daily lives.
Judaism held that there was one God who set down laws about right and wrong.
Judaism held that there was one God who set down laws about right and wrong.
Judaism held that there was good and evil in the universe.
Judaism held that there was good and evil in the universe.