Ancient Hebrews

Journey through the ancient Hebrews history! This worksheet covers key events, figures, and the foundations of Judaism for 6th graders.

What comes next? Choose the effect of each event Abraham made a covenant with God Canaan became to be known as the Promised Land Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt Hebrews returned to Canaan 12 tribes need to fight off Philistines Elect Saul as the first king of Israel David becomes King Makes Jerusalem the capital Solomon becomes king Builds the first Temple in Jerusalem Solomon dies Israel splits into two kingdoms - Israel and Judah Babylon conquers Israel and Judah Temple is destroyedand many Jews are exiled Persia conquered Babylon Jews return to homeland, rebuild Temple Why did the twelve tribes work together? To defeat the pharaoh To tear down the walls of Jericho So they could be stronger to defeat the Philistines God told them to Why is the Temple so important to Judaism? It is the only place they can worship It was the center of their religion but kept being destroyed It is a symbol of their enslavement It is where the Ten Commandments are stored Why did synagogues become central to the Jewish faith? They were decreed by the Ten Commandments The Romans created them for the Jews They were a way to worship far from the Temple in Jerusalem Joshua created the first one What lesson was learned from the Exodus? Hebrews need to be slaves to survive Living in the desert is hard work If they obeyed God’s laws, he would provide for them The Israelites could conquer anyone Match the people First king of Israel Saul Drove out Philistines & made Jerusalem capital David United Israel as one and built the first Temple Solomon Led the Hebrews out of Egypt Moses Led the Hebrews and defeated Jericho Joshua