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once called Canaan, Land of Israel and then _____
Israel
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Hadrian changed the name of the province to ______.
Palestine
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why did Hadrian change the name of the province?
to dissociate the country from its Jewish identity
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Israel is a narrow strip of land between the _______ and the ______.
Mediterranean sea desert
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______ was during the time of Abraham (4,000 years age)
Israel
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What religions have battled to capture and hold the holy territory?
Jewish Christian and Muslim
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________have fought the Canaanites, Philistines, Assyrians, Babylonians, Hellenists, Romans, Muslim armies and the Crusaders
Israelites
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Even thought they were exiled they were still able to maintain their ________
Jewish Identity
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In the 20th century Muslim Turks were driven out by who?
the British
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The British, in turn, were driven out by groups of ____________ and_________
Zionist and Palestinian Arabs
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Zionists
Jews who come home
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Israel is part of a land bridge connecting _________ to ________
Asia, Africa
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Israel is an important trade route between _______ and _______
Egypt and Mesopotamia
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Who was the first king of Israel in the 11th century?
Saul
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King David
- - 2nd king
- - makes Jerusalem the capital
- - brings the temple/ the arch of the covenant to Jerusalem
- - begins conquest of territories form Southern Syria to Eilat
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King Solomon
builds first temple in Jerusalem --> Golden Age of Israelite culture and power
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After Solomon dies the empire splits into what two sections?
Kingdom of Israel in the north and kingdom of Judah in the south
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Who conquer Israel in the late 8th century? and what was the outcome
- Assyrians
- 10 tribes of northern Israel were taken into captivity and never returned
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King Neb
- Babylonian king
- conquered Judah
- razed the temple
- burned Jerusalem
- deported many Jews to Mesopotamia ---> Israel captive in Babylon
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The aftermath of king neb led to what?
Persian Domination
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Persian Domination
King Cyrus permitted the Jews to return to Jerusalem and to reveal the 2nd temple --> 2nd temple is built
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What happened during the Roman period?
- the second temple that Cyrus built Herod rebuilt and enlarged temple on a grand scale, covered in gold
- last major thing to happen before the birth of Jesus Christ
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How was Jerusalem destroyed and who destroyed it and what year?
Titus burned the temple with the rest of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. (after the birth of Jesus)
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In 622 the birth and rise of _____ occurred in the Middle East?
Islam
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