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The Ancient Israelites

The Ancient Israelites. World History: Journey Across Time Chapter 3. The Ten Commandments. On a clean piece of paper, answer #6 p85 Write at least 2 paragraphs to explain which one of the Ten Commandments you think is most important today.

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The Ancient Israelites

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  1. The Ancient Israelites World History: Journey Across Time Chapter 3

  2. The Ten Commandments On a clean piece of paper, answer #6 p85 Write at least 2 paragraphs to explain which one of the Ten Commandments you think is most important today. Pay attention to your grammar- sentence structure, capitalization and punctuation! Bell Ringer

  3. The First Israelites The Early Israelites • built a kingdom in Canaan, along the Mediterranean Sea, in 1000B.C. • Israelites believed in one God. (monotheism) • faith became the religion of Judaism, which influenced Christianity and Islam • spoke Hebrew & recorded beliefs in the Hebrew Bible

  4. The Early Israelites • believed they were descendents of Abraham • Abraham’s grandson Jacob raised 12 sons in Canaan. Their families became the 12 tribes of Canaan. • Suffered a long drought after 100 years; moved to Egypt • Enslaved by the Egyptian pharaoh; all baby boys thrown into the river; Moses found & raised by the pharaoh’s daughter

  5. The Early Israelites • Moses was a sheep herder; saw a burning bush; believed he heard God tell him to move the Israelites out of Egypt • Hebrew Bible says God sent 10 plagues through Egypt; last plagues killed all first-born except Israelites who marked their door with lamb’s blood; plague convinced the pharaoh to let the Israelites leave Egypt

  6. The Early Israelites • Pharaoh changed his mind & sent army after Israelites; God parted the Red Sea; Israelites crossed safely; soldiers drowned • Moses went atop Mt. Sinai; God gave him laws known as the Torah • The Ten Commandments –what God believes to be right and wrong- are important part of the Torah; moral laws for many nations

  7. The Promised Land • took Israelites 40 years to reach Canaan; Joshua took over when Moses died. • Canaanites lived in Canaan; Israelites believed it was God’s will to conquer Canaanites; Joshua led Israelites; marched around Jericho for 6 days; wall fell; Israelites seized land & divided it among 12 tribes

  8. The Promised Land • After Joshua died, Israelites looked to judges (military leaders/leaders of tribes) for leadership. • Israelites built walled towns for protection • Phoenicians were Canaanites who created alphabet

  9. Create a sequence chart to help trace the movement of the Israelites.

  10. Section 1 Review • Complete the SECTION 1 REVIEW p85 # 1,2,4,5 #6 on separate paper in ESSAY FORM -at least 2 paragraphs

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