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  • When people read from the Torah, they are reading from the first 5 books of the _______
    Hebrew Bible
  • The Israelites believe in one god. What is this called?
    Monotheism
  • What is the building called where Jewish people worship?
    Synagogue
  • Who unified the Israelites into a single nation?
    David
  • The dispersal of the Jewish people outside their original homeland (Israel) is known as the Jewish
    Diaspora
  • True or false: Judaism stressed the importance of treating others well and promoted social justice, equality, and the holiness of human life.
    True
  • True or false: The books in the Hebrew Bible also make up the Old Testament of the Christian Bible, although they are ordered and named differently.
    True
  • Why did the Israelites move from Canaan to Egypt?
    There was a severe drought in Canaan & lack of food.
  • The Israelties returned to Canaan in a journey from slavery to freedom. What was this called?
    Exodus
  • Why was Jerusalem considered a holy city?
    The Ark of the Covenant was kept there
  • How did ancient Judaism differ from other religions at that time?
    The belief in one God
  • These are religious and moral civil codes given by God to Moses.
    Ten Commandments
  • What place did the Jewish people believe was the promised land?
    Canaan
  • What weakened the land of the Israelites after the death of Solomon?
    It split into two smaller kingdoms
  • How does the Torah say that Abraham first came to the land of Canaan?
    He moved with his family from Mesopotamia
  • What happened 1st - Israelites moved to Egypt or Moses climbed Mt. Sinai?
    Israelites moved to Egypt
  • True or false: The Torah forms the basis of Jewish law.
    True
  • Which common feature of most ancient religions did the Jews reject?
    Polytheism
  • What did David provide for the Jewish people that they did not have before?
    A strong central government
  • Why did many Jews move to Babylon?
    They were taken as captives by Nebuchadnezzar
  • Judaism survived during the Jewish Diaspora because
    religious leaders called rabbis made prayer and religious services in synagogues the center of Jewish life
  • Why do Jews consider the Western Wall in Jerusalem a sacred place?
    It was part of the Second Temple
  • Is is the name of foods that are specially prepared according to Jewish dietary laws?
    Kosher
  • True or false: Most of what we know about the Hebrews comes from the Hebrew Bible.
    True
  • True or false: Israelite women were treated well for the time.
    True
  • What major Jewish holiday celebrates the Exodus from Egypt?
    Passover
  • Israel lies between which two civilizations that we've studied?
    Egypt & Mesopotamia
  • For which achievement is Solomon most famous?
    For building a temple
  • According to the Torah, the faith that would become Judaism began with a covenant, or sacred
    agreement
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