Cultural Studies Unit 7 The Hebrew Kingdoms

Name __________________

For this chapter you will create a timeline inside a scroll.

See page 324 of your book for a picture of what a scroll looks like. See pages 340-341 for help creating a
timeline.
Along the timeline you will create boxes that explain the role of people or events that took place.
This assignment should be done with pencil and paper, no computers are needed. In addition, for the
purpose of this assignment, plagiarism will be defined as copying 3 or more words in a row from the
textbook or other source (i.e. my PowerPoint presentations). If you use a source other than the textbook,
cite the source at the bottom of your timeline entry. If you plagiarize, you will have to take the test.
Your timeline needs to have:
9 Boxes that meet B level requirements to earn a B Project Grade
9 Boxes that meet B level requirements and 4 boxes that meet the A level requirements to earn
an A Project Grade
Any TSWs within the project on which you have not shown mastery will be assessed with a unit test. The
unit test will not include any A-Level questions.
Practice your responses on scrap paper. Make sure you use your own words and use specific examples and
details. Edit your response so that it fits in the provided box. Write your final responses NEATLY in pen.
Timeline Box 1
(TSW#1 - Abraham)
In your own words,
summarize the life of
Abraham and explain
why he is important to
Judaism.
*****A-Level*****
Compare Abrahams
importance to
Judisam, Christianity
and Islam.

ABRAHAM

Timeline Box 2
(TSW #3)
List the Ten
Commandments along
the edge of your scroll.
(These should be
copied.) In your own
words, explain their
importance to Judaism
and to people today.
*****A-Level*****
Compare the Ten
Commandments to the
four noble truths and
eight-fold path.

TEN COMMANDMENTS

MOSES
Timeline Box 3
(TSW#2-Moses)
In your own words,
summarize the life of
Moses and explain his
importance to
Judaism.

Timeline Box 4
(TSW#4-Kings)
In your own words,
summarize the life of
Saul (including his
accomplishments) and
describe how the
kingdom of Israel was
established.

SAUL

Timeline Box 5
(TSW#4-Kings)
In your own words,
summarize the life of
David (including his
accomplishments).

DAVID

Timeline Box 6
(TSW#4-Kings)
In your own words,
summarize the life of
Solomon (including
his accomplishments).

SOLOMON

Timeline Box 7
(TSW#5-Two
Kingdoms) In your
own words, explain
the split in the
kingdom of Israel and
describe the
occupation by
Assyrians and
Babylonians.

TWO KINGDOMS

Timeline Box 8
(TSW#6-Babylonian
captivity)
In your own words,
explain the change in
Jewish belief while in
Babylonian captivity.

BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY

*****A-Level*****
Explain why this
change is important to
the future religion of
Christianity.

Timeline Box 9
(TSW#7-Syrian
Control)
In your own words,
explain how Syrian
control affected the
Judaic people.
*****A-Level*****
How did the Jews
retaliate?

SYRIAN CONTROL

Timeline Box 10
(TSW#8-Roman
conquest)
In your own words,
describe the Roman
conquest of the Jews.
*****A-Level*****
In addition to the Blevel work, add one
more detail from
further research
outside the textbook.
Also, explain the
reasons for the
Diaspora.

ROMAN CONQUEST

Timeline Box 11
(TSW#9-today) In
your own words,
explain the ongoing
faith of Jews today as
well as current events
from Israel and its
surrounding region.

TODAY

Draw an arrow to the

future and place this
box on the end of
your timeline.