Israel and its neighbors Name______
Ch. 2 pp. 168 – 203
Mr. Donegan Date______Per______
Flag of Israel Flag of Lebanon Flag of Palestine
Due Date:
I. Read the chapter
II. Define the following terms: (1/2 point each)
1. Fertile Crescent
2. rain shadow
3. Mediterranean Climate
4. aquifer
5. Druze
6. Alawites
7. Canaan
8. prophet
9. Diaspora
10. ethics
11. Torah
12. Talmud
13. messiah
14. Trinity
15. Crusades
16. mandates
17. Anti-Semitism
18. Zionism
19. illumination
20. icons
21. calligraphy
22. parliamentary democracy
23. hereditary monarch
24. autocracy
25. capital
True or False. Change the underlined portion to make it a true statement. (2 points each)
_____1. The West Bank and the Gaza Strip are sometimes called the Palestinian Territories.
_____2. The Great African Rift Valley extends through the Red Sea and into Israel.
_____3. The country of Jordan get the most rainfall in this region of the world.
_____4. The aquifers of Israel and its neighbors provide an unlimited supply of freshwater for the
farmers of the region.
_____5. Much of the tension in the region around Israel comes from disputes over the use of oil.
_____6. The Jordan River is a major resource for Israel, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon.
_____7. There is no question 7. Have a nice day.
_____8. Even if they don’t practice the religion, most of the people of Israel identify with the
culture and history of Judaism.
_____9. Most Israeli citizens came from Germany and Northern Europe.
_____10. The nation of Jordan has large populations of Shia, Christians, Sunni, and Druze, with no
single group being in the majority.
_____11. Jericho is one of the oldest settlements in the world, dating back 9000 years.
_____12. Israel, Lebanon, and Syria once made up the lands of ancient Canaan and Phoenicia.
_____13. Abraham’s covenant with God, according to the Jewish Bible, said that the Jewish people
would escape from slavery in Egypt.
_____14. The Jewish holiday of Passover celebrates the establishment of the 12 tribes of Israel.
_____15. The Diaspora refers the scattering of the Jewish people from their original home in Israel.
_____16. An important part of Judaism is belief in one god and making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
_____17. Jewish ideas about justice and the law form the basis for many modern legal systems.
_____18. Christians believe that Jesus was the messiah, the one who would create God’s kingdom
on earth.
_____19. Christianity became especially prominent when Constantine became a Christian in 312.
_____20. Whoops- no question 20 either. Yahoo!
_____21. Moslems believe that Mohammed was a great prophet, and Christians believe that
Jesus was a great teacher and prophet.
_____22. The Old Testament of the Bible and the Jewish Tanakh (and Torah) are very similar.
_____23. While Christians believe in one God, they believe that God has three forms, known
as the Trinity.
_____24. Between 614 and 629, the Christian Byzantine Empire fell to attacks by Ottoman Turks.
_____25. The Crusades were never successful in the efforts to recapture the Holy Land from
Muslims.
_____26. Canaan, Judea, Palestine, and Israel are all basically names for the same area.
_____27. When the Ottoman Empire collapsed after WWI, the areas around Israel were
granted immediate independence.
_____28. Great Britain controlled the mandate that would eventually become Israel and Palestine.
_____29. Partly due to strong Anti-Semitism, Jewish people formed a movement called Zionism, calling for a return to Palestine.
_____30. An important place in Jerusalem is the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, built where
Christians believe Jesus’s tomb was located.
_____31. Islamic art is typically characterized by icons and images of Allah.
_____32. The Israeli Knesset is their parliament, a form of representative democracy.
_____33. The Palestinian Authority is divided between two parties, Fatah and Hamas.
_____34. Lebanon’s constitution makes no mention of religion.
_____35. Israel’s economy has prospered because of abundant mineral wealth.
Short Answer. 6 points each
1. Things didn’t always go well for the Israelites. List several events from their history that led up to the destruction of the Temple in 70 AD that show these challenges to the Jewish people.
2. What did he do? Briefly describe the importance of each of the following figures:
1. Abraham
2. Moses
3. Jesus
4. Paul
5. King Abdullah II
6. Bashar al-Assad
3. Read about the Israeli/Palestinian conflict on pages 196-198. List at least 3 obstacles to peace I the region.
4. Fill in the following diagram, comparing Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Some may fit into two categories.
Abraham, Jesus, monotheism, synagogue, church, mosque, Jerusalem, New Testament, Torah, Koran, Alawites, Ten Commandments, Passover, Judah, Nazareth, Trinity, icons, Zionism, Mohammed, Mecca, Western Wall, Constantine, cross, Star of David, Crescent Moon
5. Examine the map on page 178. Which religion is dominant in each of these countries?
1. Israel
2. Lebanon
3. Syria
4. Jordan