Key People
The Early Hebrews
Jewish Beliefs and Texts
Judaism over the Centuries
Key Terms
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Who is the man that the Hebrews trace their ancestry back to?
Abraham
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Who was the first king of Israel?
King Saul
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What are the four main beliefs of Judaism?
Belief in one God, education, justice and righteousness, and obedience and law.
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What are the two High Holy Days?
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
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What is the belief in just one God?
Monotheism
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Who led the Hebrews on a journey called the Exodus?
Moses
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How did David get attention to become king?
David slew a Philistine giant, Goliath
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What are the main texts of Judaism?
What are the main texts of Judaism?The Torah, Hebrew Bible, and the Commentaries.
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Who won the battle at Masada?
The Romans
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What are prophets?
Prophets are people who are said to receive messages from God to be taught to others.
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Who made Jerusalem the capital of Israel?
King David
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How many years were the Hebrews wandering around before they reached Canaan?
40 years
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Which two religions were shaped by Jewish ideas?
Christianity and Islam
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What language developed in the Jewish communities of eastern Europe?
Yiddish
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Who are the Zealots?
Zealots are the most rebellious group of Jews.
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Who expanded the kingdom of Israel, and made Egypt and Phoenicia allies?
King Solomon
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Why did the pharaoh agree to free the Hebrews from Egypt?
A series of terrible plagues, or disasters, struck Egypt.
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What are the three largest groups of Judaism in the world today?
Orthodox Jews, Reform Jews, and Conservative Jews
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How many times did the Jews revolt against the Romans?
2 times.
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What is the Diaspora?
The Diaspora is the scattering of Jews outside of Judah and Israel.
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Who made a school to teach people how to become rabbis after the Romans banned Jews from Jerusalem?
Yohanan ben Zaccai
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At which mountain did Moses receive the Ten Commandments?
Mount Sinai
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What is the pointer used on the Torah called?
The yad.
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How are the Sephardim and Ashkenazim different and how are they similar?
Similarities: They are both Jewish communities, they followed the same basic beliefs Differences: The Ashkenazim made their own language,Yiddish, they are in eastern Europe, they don't mix with non-Jewish neighbors The Sephardim mix with their non-Jewish neighbors,they are in Spain and Portugal, they produced a golden age of Jewish culture in the AD 10,000s
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Who are rabbis?
Rabbis are religious teachers.
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