The Origins of Judaism
Learning about World Religions: Judaism
Geography and the Early settlement of India
Unlocking the Secrets of Mohenjodaro
Learning about World Religions: Hinduism
100
The Torah states Abraham moved his family from _________ when they first came to the land of Canaan.
What is Mesopotamia?
100
Although ______ was a common feature in most ancient religions, the Jews rejected (refuse, say no to) it.
What is polytheism?
100
a) On the map, find the northern tip of the Bay of Bengal. The nearby soil is fertile due to_____. b)Name the part of India has the most fertile farmland. (the Himalaya Mountains, the Deccan Plateau, or the plain along the Ganges)
a) What is flooding rivers deposit rich minerals? b) What is the plains along the Ganges?
100
Looking at the list below, tell what it shows about the civilization that included Mohenjodaro. *Invaders * Floods *Earthquakes (a. problems with being near a river (b.) reasons it was led by strong rulers (c.) theories for why it disappeared (d) likely causes for its beginning
What is theories for why it disappeared?
100
(1) A Shudra would most likely do this. a) herd sheep. (b) plow a field (c) interpret religious law (d) hold a government post (2) A person who is learning about battles and using weapons would most likely belong to this caste. (3) To Hindus, the should, or atman, is part of ___.
(1) What is plow a field? (2) What is Kshatriyas? (3) What is Brahman?
200
According to Jewish teaching, God promised if Abram changed his name to Abraham He would protect ___ _______.
What is protect Abraham's descendants?
200
Choose one of the phrases below that best describes the Talmud. a) record of conquests of the Jewish people. b) another name for the Torah c) ancient Jewish writings about the Hebrew Bible.
What is (c) ancient Jewish writing about the Hebrew Bible?
200
Much of the water in the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra rivers comes from ___.
What is melting ice in the mountains?
200
The discovery of a scale, stone weights, and marked rod suggest the people of Mohenjodaro had this. (uniform ways to measure, or knew how to make tools of iron, or traded with people from far away, or started a new kind of mathematics)
What is uniform ways to measure.
200
Choose a sent below that is true of most Hindu temples. a) They contain elaborate sculptures. b) They face west toward the setting sun. c) They are placed as far from cities as possible. d) they are small so as not to distract worshipers.
What is they contain elaborate sculptures?
300
Arrange the events below in order in your mind. Tell what happened second. a) Abraham moved to Canaan. b) Moses climbed Mount Sinai. c) The Israelites moved to Egypt. d) David was king of the Jewish people.
What is the Israelites moved to Egypt?
300
The festival of Passover celebrates this.
What is the exodus from Egypt?
300
a) Tell why the location of the Himalaya Mountains benefited India. b) Travelers went through the Khyber Pass to cross the ___.
a) What is to give protection from enemies? b) What is the Hindu Kush?
300
Archaeologists found a structure that was 39 feet longhand 8 feet deep, with a well nearby and a drain along one side. Most likely this was used for this.
What is for bathing.
300
In some Hindu traditions, Brahma is the creator and Vishnu is the preserver. Shiva is the _.
What is a destroyer.
400
DAILY DOUBLE a) Jerusalem was considered a holy city because the ____ of the __was kept there. b) The word exodus means "departure." In the history of the Israelites, the Exodus was the departure from ___. c) According to the Torah, Moses brought the _ ___ to his people from Mount Sinai. d) The Jewish people believed the promised land was _____.
a) What is the Ark of the Covenant? b) What is Egypt? c) What is the Ten Commandments? d) What was Canaan?
400
a) The Persians conquered Babylon and let the Jews go home. This change led to the building of this. b) Tell why the Jews consider the Western Wall in Jerusalem a sacred place. c) During Diaspora, tell why the Jews developed new forms of worship such as a synagogue service.
a) What is the Second Temple? b) What is it was part of the Second Temple? c) What is they could n longer use the Temple rituals?
400
a) The lower Indus River (the part near the sea) flows through what is now the country of ______. b) A traveler in the Thar Desert would be likely to see many _.
a) What is Pakistan? b) What are sand dunes?
400
Mohenjodaro was quite different from other settlements of that time with this feature (it would have been used for more sanitary purposes).
What is a sewer system?
400
The cow became a symbol for the Hindu belief in reverence for life. The Hindu belief about karma related to the caste system due to this.
What is how they lived in their past lives?
500
a) The result of Yohanan ben Zaccai's meting with the Roman general was ___. b) The city of Yavneh was important to the survival of Judaism for this reason.
a) What is the founding of a school? b)What is as a center for learning?
500
The earlier settlements in India were established here.
What are beside the rivers?
500
Homes in Mohenjodaro had from one to a dozen rooms. This would suggest this about the city.
What is some people were wealthier than others?
500
The image that would best represent samsara, the Hindu view of birth, life, and death. a) a pyramid b) tree c) wheel with spokes d) dog
What is a wheel?
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