| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Shrine of the Book | museum that houses the Dead Sea Scrolls |
| 4 sectors of Jerusalem | Jews, Christians, Armenians, Arabs |
| Mt. Moriah | hill overlooking Jerusalem that houses the great temple |
| City of David | Jerusalem |
| Israel's major industries | tourism, diamonds, trade |
| Tel Aviv | most modern city in Israel |
| synagogue | Jewish temple |
| Rabbi | Jewish priest |
| Dome of the Rock | rock on which Abraham was going to sacrifice Issac |
| Ark of the Covenant | held presence of God and housed 10 Commandments |
| Jordan River | separates Israel from Jordan |
| Dead Sea | lowest elevation on earth |
| Sea of Galilee | one of the major bodies of water in Central Israel |
| Garden of Gethsemane | location of the Church of the Nations |
| Kibbutz | Hebrew word meaning farming community |
| Mt. of Olives | sits across from the Kidron Valley; Jesus visited a lot |
| Hamas | radical Arab extremists |
| Hezbollah | Radical extremists in Lebanon |
| Palestine Liberation Organization | Headquarters of Hamas in the West Bank |
| Sabbath | Holy Jewish holiday |
| Church of the Nations | Garden of Gethsemane |
| Church of the Holy Sepulchre | Catholic or Greek Orthodox |
| Church of the Enunciation | Nazareth; built over Mary's house |
| Nazareth | where Jesus was raised |
| Bethlahem | where Jesus was born and the sight of the Church of Nativity; center of diamond industry |
| Queen Helena | ruler of Constantine; built churches over important Holy places |
| Hassidic Jews | only believe in the Old Testament |
| Seder Meal | meal of bitter herbs eaten at Passover |
| Golgotha | where Jesus was crucified; "Place of the Skull" |
| Via Dolorossa | most important street in Jerusalem |
| Kidron Valley | separates Jerusalem from Mt. of Olives |
| Valley of Jezreel | where Armageddon will take place |
| Anwar Sadat | leader of Egypt who attempted to make peace with Israel and temporarily succeeded |
| Menachim Begin | Jewish president |
| Camp DAvid Accords | agreement among Carter, Begin, and Sadat that signified peace in the Middle East |
| Canaan | Promised Land |
| Land of the Philistines | Palestine |
| monotheism | worship of one God |
| 3 main religions of Israel | Judaism, Islam, and Christianity |
| General Titus | led the attack on 2nd Temple |
| Yad Vashem | Holocaust museum in Jerusalem |
| Masada | Herod's mountain fortress where Zealots hid |
| Zealots | militaristic Jews |
| Qumran | caves where Essenes hid |
| Essenes | scholars |
| Dead Sea Scrolls | old testament written by Essenes |
| Negev Desert | main location of Bedouins located on the southern tip of Israel |
| Diazpora | when Roman Empire attacked Essenes and Zealot |
| Passover | Jewish holiday celebrating the Exodus |
| Exodus | mass migration of Hebrews freed from slavery from Egypt |
| Balfour Declaration | 1917 attempt to make Israel independent |
| Mt. Herman | one of the two major mountains of Israel in the north |
| Golan Heights | northern |
| Gaza Strip | southern |
| West Bank | most inhabited Arab community |
| 3 main places Arabs live | Golan Heights, Gaza Strip, West Bank |
| Western Wailing Wall | only remains of Jewish synagogue |
| Solomon's Temple | first Jewish temple |
| David | built Jerusalem |
| Saul | first great king |
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