Ancient MesopotamiaRise of the Israelites

Bible• Religious text to many ppl= Christians• Used as historical text• about places, dates, and ppl

• Historical story about Israelites who practiced monotheism • Israelites, Jews, Hebrews= same group

Beginning of the Israelites • 1900B.C., Abraham msg from God= take his ppl to

Canaan= God’s covenant• 1800B.C., Famine in Canaan » Egypt• 600 years and wrote down beliefs = Torah• Pharaoh suspicious=made slaves

God’s Covenant • Promise land if they follow God’s word • Israelites• Unique= monotheism

• Beginnings of the Jewish religion= Judaism

Story of Canaan• Moses asked for his ppl to return to Canaan,

Pharaoh refused• Pharaoh=Ramses II

• 10 Plagues of Egypt – permission to leave

Exodus out of Egypt• Syke– parting of the Red Sea• Moses leads them to Canaan – The Exodus• Desert for 40 years

• Moses=10 Commandments on Mt. Sinai• Code of laws for how Israelites should live

10 Commandments• Part of the Torah= explains what God considers

right and wrong• Idea that laws should apply to everyone equally

1020 B.C. – 586 B.C.The Kingdom of Israel

Rise of the Israelites• Soldiers=Joshua, conquered Canaan• King Saul= Built Jerusalem • King David= unites the 12 tribes and builds Israel

into a powerful kingdom• King Solomon= Rich and powerful nation » war

and trade

12 Tribes Split• Solomon dies=10 N tribes rebel • Kingdom of Israel to the N= 10 tribes• Kingdom of Judah to the S= 2 tribes

• Assyrians attack= scatter the 10 tribes in 722 B.C. • “Lost Tribes of Israel”

Kingdom of Judah• Chaldeans conquer in 605 B.C.• Jews revolted against Chaldeans= crushed by Neb

• Neb destroys their temples and forces 1000s to Babylon= Babylonian Captivity

Babylonian Exile and Return• Jews practiced their religion • Till Persians invaded

• Cyrus the Great allowed the Jews to go home

Quick Review• Who was the prophet that made a covenant with

God?

• Why is Moses known as the deliverer?

• Who were the 3 main kings of Israel?

• Who destroyed the capital city of Jerusalem and why?

Activity• Partners• Timeline (in chronological order)• Major events in the history of the Israelites• Minimum of 8 events• Minimum of 5 explanations of importance • Minimum of 3 pictures