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What We Know About the Ancient Israelites • Who were the Israelites? • Page 112 • Identify the sources that historians use to learn about the ancient Israelites. Which of these sources do you think is the most useful and why? Torah • first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible • contains written records and teachings of the Jews • 613 commandments that direct moral and religious conduct (Tanakh) • scrolls are handwritten by a trained scribe on sheets of parchment made from animal skins Heading in your notes: Movement of Ancient Israelites Then, make this timeline. On your timeline, place the following dates, in chronological order: 1000 1600 2200 1200 1400 800 2000 1800 Movement of Ancient Israelites Name • On your timeline, show the movement of the ancient Israelites from 1950 BCE to 1000 BCE. For each of the following dates, write a brief caption describing the location and movement of the ancient Israelites around that time. (see page 112) • 1950 • 1800 • 1000 2200 2000 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 1950 BCE Abraham migrated to Canaan; settled and the Israelites herded flocks of sheep and goats 2200 2000 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 1800 BCE 1000 BCE famine forced settled in Israelites to flee Canaan again to Egypt; were and founded eventually kingdom of enslaved so Israel Moses led escape Next Heading: Important Jewish Leaders Draw this table under your timeline. For each Jewish leader, describe actions he took as a leader of the ancient Israelites & contributions he made to the development of Judaism. Use page 113 AND the pages listed for each person. (15 min. individual work) Contribution to Jewish Leader Action as Leader Judaism Abraham p. 114-115 Moses p. 116 - 117 David p. 118 Solomon p. 119 Abraham (Check): • Action as Leader: • Traveled from Ur to Canaan • Promised to be devoted to God in a special relationship (covenant) • Contribution to Judaism: • Belief in a single God • Covenant with God • Promised Land (Canaan) as reward Abraham • If you were evaluating Abraham as a leader, what would be his greatest qualities or accomplishments? Give reasons for your claim. Moses (Check): • Action as Leader: • Lead the Israelites out of Egypt (the Exodus) • Received laws and teachings from God (including Ten Commandments) • Contributions to Judaism: • Led the Exodus out of Egypt • Provided fundamental teachings • United Israelites into one People (the Jews) Moses • If you were evaluating Moses as a leader, what would be his greatest qualities or accomplishments? Give reasoning for your claim. King David (Check): • Actions as Leader: • Killed Goliath/defeated Philistines • Created strong central government • Chose Jerusalem as capital city • Contributions to Judaism: • Established Jerusalem as Holy City • Wrote Psalms contained in Hebrew Bible King David • If you were evaluating King David as a leader, what would be his greatest qualities or accomplishments? Give reasoning for your claim. King Solomon (Check): • Actions as Leader: • Built the Temple in Jerusalem • Made treaties with neighboring kingdoms • Increased trade • Contributions to Judaism: • Built the First Temple of Jerusalem • Wrote Proverbs and Ecclesiastes in Hebrew Bible King Solomon • If you were evaluating King Solomon as a leader, what would be his greatest quality or accomplishment? Give reasoning for your claim. Facts to Know: • Monotheism-believing in one God and recorded history in Hebrew Bible with we call the New Testament • Prophets-said people should please God by leading a moral life • Israelites faith is known as Judaism; people known as Jews • Believed they were descendants of Abraham.