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Chapter 5 - The Phoenicians and the Israelites

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25 questions
Learning Intention:
I am learning about the Phoenician and Israelite civilizations and how their cultures still effect us today.
Success Criteria:
I can explain briefly who the Phoenicians were.
I have compared and contrasted the Phoenician alphabet to the English alphabet.
I can explain briefly who the Israelites were.
I know the beliefs and religious practices of the ancient Israelites.
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Where did the Phoenicians live?

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Which of the following best explains the lifestyle of the Phoenicians?

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The Phoenicians were excellent traders.
How does one make money from trading?

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The Phoenicians controlled trade in the Mediterranean Sea by spreading scary rumors to would be traders about terrifying sea monsters.

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What is "Cultural Exchange"?

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Select below the different examples of Cultural Exchange mentioned in the video.

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The Phoenicians are responsible for creating the alphabet.

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What did the Phoenicians do with the items they bought from other cultures?

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What did the Phoenicians do with sea snail shells?

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Why is the color purple associated with royalty?

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The most famous city that the Phoenicians settled was called Rome.

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"Although the Phoenicians shared a language and culture, each city had it's own laws, rules, economy, and gods."
Using the above quote, what is a city-state?

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In your own words and using what you've learned from the video, describe the culture of the Phoenicians. Write at least three (3) sentences.

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The Phoenician homeland is very small.

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Sort the cities found on the map above.

  • Malaca (Málaga)
  • Jerusalem
  • Memphis
  • Tyre
  • Alexandria
  • Rome
  • Oea (Tripoli)
  • Panormus (Palermo)
  • Carthage
  • Phoenician Cities/Colonies
  • Other Cities
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What is your takeaway from the picture "Evolution of the Alphabet" above?
A takeaway is a key fact, point, or idea to be remembered.

Use the key and instructions below to write your name in the first alphabet, Phoenician!
Step 1
Watch the video to the right. Follow along to the video as you complete the steps below.
Step 2
Write your name out on scratch paper.
Step 3
Write your name out without any vowels. Vowels are AEIOU. The Phoenicians didn't have vowels.
Step 4
Sound out your name without vowels. Then rewrite it the way it sounds.
Step 5
Take what you've created and flip it right to left. The Phoenicians write right to left. We write left to right. So flip it!
Step 6
Look at the Phoenician Alphabet and find the letters that they used but make a similar sound to ours. Replace all of the letters in your name with Phoenician letters.
Step 7
Rewrite your Phoenician name on blank paper in large letters or flip to the back. Make it look nice! This is your final draft.
Step 8
Show Mr. Bergh the final draft of your Phoenician name and pronounce it in Phoenician. Practice presenting to your table group first!
If you don't know how to present your name follow this pattern:
"My name in English is "...". In English it is spelled "...".
But if I were to go back in time my name would be pronounced "...".
Here is how it is spelt. (Show name to Mr. Bergh.)
Rubric (How you will be graded in the activity.)
4 - I wrote my name in Phoenician following all the steps and pronounced it in Phoenician.
3 - I wrote my name in Phoenician but broke at least one writing rule.
2 - I wrote my name in Phoenician but broke a few of the writing rules.
1 - I tried to write my name in Phoenician.
0 - I was unable to write my name in Phoenician.
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Select below all of the attributes that are unique to Judaism.

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Where did the Israelites live?

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The sacred text of the Israelites is the Torah.

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"The Pharaoh was worried that his wife would betray him. So he sent her far away to live in another land never to return."
This quote is an example of what punishment?

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Match each of the Ten Commandments to what they actually mean in simple English.
Quotes from New Revised Standard Version Bible. Interpretations taken from Study.com.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
“You shall not steal."
Exodus 20:15
God is the only true god and you may not worship any false gods.
"You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, male or female slave, ox, donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
Exodus 20:17
Do not worship any objects or ideas as if they were a god.
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; you shall have no other gods before me."
Exodus 20:2-3
The name of God may not be invoked for the purpose of oaths, profanity, or evil actions.
“Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you."
Exodus 20:12
Take a day of rest each week. During that day of rest do no violence, no profanity, no strenuous work, and remember that it was God who gave you that day.
“You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name."
Exodus 20:7
Respect your parents and listen to their advice.
“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor."
Exodus 20:16
Respect human life and do not kill people.
“Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and consecrated it."
Exodus 20:8-11
Do not have more then one lover at a time and if you are married stay true to one's spouse.
“You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above or that is on the earth beneath or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments."
Exodus 20:4-6
Do not take from others. Everyone has a right to their property.
“You shall not murder."
Exodus 20:13
Do not lie, spread rumors, or treat your neighbors poorly.
“You shall not commit adultery."
Exodus 20:14
Do not be jealous of others and their belongings.

In 70 CE Rome destroyed what was left of the Jewish kingdom in Palestine. The Romans destroyed the 2nd temple and forced many Jews to flee their lands. The Jewish people took their sacred Torah with them as they fled, using the stories of the Great Exodus and the Exile to Babylon. They used these stories in the Torah to keep their faith in God and culture strong. No matter where the Jewish people went, no matter what things they learned, or what they had to live through, they remained uniquely Jewish. Separate from the mainstream culture of the communities they lived alongside. Even today Jewish communities exist around the world, especially in the United States, alongside or as a part of a larger non-Jewish community.
Depiction of the Roman triumph celebrating the Sack of Jerusalem on the Arch of Titus in Rome. The procession features the Menorah and other vessels taken from the Second Temple. Wherever Roman Emperors would conquer, they would have built in Rome large arches with inscriptions of their faraway victories to remind Romans of their success.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish%E2%80%93Roman_wars
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What does the green on the map represent?

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The Jewish people only fled into the Roman Empire.

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The Jewish people are this time could be accurately described as a people, a culture, without a home.

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People often get these names confused. Match each group of people to their proper name.

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
Citizens of the modern state of Israel.
Jews
People who follow the traditions of Abraham or were born to parents who did.
Hebrews
People who lived between ancient Egypt and Babylon.
Israelis
The ancient Hebrew kingdom of Jerusalem splits into two. The 10 northern tribes were called.
Israelites
The ancient Hebrew kingdom of Jerusalem splits into two. The 2 southern tribes were called.
Judahites