The Hebrews were a small, often-conquered people who founded the Western religious tradition, specifically Judaism, which subsequently influenced Christianity and Islam. They were not a powerful Mesopotamian people, the original inhabitants of Canaan or Palestine, founders of Western science and philosophy, or founders of the Mediterranean area tradition of religion.

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The Hebrews Were

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The Hebrews were

A) a powerful Mesopotamian people who conquered the Babylonians.
B) a small, often-conquered people who founded the Western religious tradition.
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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