The Hebrews Were

question 19

Multiple Choice

The Hebrews were

• A)a powerful Mesopotamian people who conquered the Babylonians.
• B)a small, often-conquered people who founded the Western religious traditions.
• C)the original inhabitants of a land known as Canaan or Palestine.
• D)the founders of Western science and philosophy.
• E)founders of the Mediterranean area tradition of religion.

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