Which of the Following Correctly Characterizes What Scholars Know About

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following correctly characterizes what scholars know about the Israelites' origins?

• A) Judah served as a trader-state with special status, controlling trade with Egypt under Assyrian authority.
• B) The Israelites were a pastoral nomadic people who moved into Judah from the Arabian desert and established dominance.
• C) Judah was a hybrid society that merged aspects of the states of South Asia with its own traditions.
• D) Material signs of a local regional culture began to emerge around 1200 BCE, culminating in the emergence of a kingdom under kings David and Solomon.

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Linguistic Dominance

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