Hebrew people

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/hebrew-people

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the geographical origin?Mesopotamia, migrating to Canaan (modern-day Israel/Palestine)
2. What is the theological innovation?Development and articulation of monotheism (belief in one God, Yahweh)
3. Where did the ancient Hebrew people first live?They first lived in the Fertile Crescent, especially in Mesopotamia, around the second millennium BCE. They later moved west to the land of Canaan.
4. Why did the Hebrew people move from Mesopotamia to Canaan?They moved because of droughts and famines that made it hard to farm, and because Canaan had good trade routes and fertile land for farming and herding.

Monotheism: The theological doctrine that there is only one God.
Covenant: A formal agreement or promise, particularly between God and the Hebrew people.
Tanakh: The Hebrew Bible, consisting of the Torah, Prophets, and Writings.
Abrahamic Religions: Religions that trace their common origin to Abraham, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.