History of ancient Israel and Judah

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/history-of-ancient-israel-and-judah

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 key archaeological sites?Jerusalem (City of David, Temple Mount), Samaria, Megiddo, Gezer, Lachish
2. What were the twelve tribes of ancient Israel?They were groups of families that lived together, sharing family stories and a mobile sanctuary. They were like a big family that traveled together and prayed in the same place.
3. Why did King David make Jerusalem the capital?He captured Jerusalem and chose it as the city where the people could live together and where the Temple would be built. It became the center of the kingdom and the place where people worshiped.

Levant: The Eastern Mediterranean region, encompassing modern-day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, and parts of Turkey and Egypt.
Henotheism: The belief in one primary god without denying the existence of other gods.
Covenant: A solemn agreement or promise, particularly between God and the people of Israel, as described in religious texts.
Babylonian Exile: The period when the Judean elite were forcibly relocated to Babylonia after the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE.