Vocab
The religion of the Hebrews; world’s oldest monotheistic religion.
What is Judaism
Religious teachers within Judaism.
Rabbis
Why was monotheism unique in the ancient world?
Monotheism was unique because most ancient civilizations practiced polytheism, worshipping many gods. Judaism introduced the belief in one God.
The belief in one God.
Monotheism
The Israelites journey out of slavery in Egypt.
Exodus
A collection of writings by early Rabbis
The Talmud
The Israelite leader who led the Jews out of slavery in Egypt.
Moses
What was the period called when the Israelites where enslaved?
The Babylonian Captivity
What type of religion is Judaism?
Monotheistic/
Monotheism
God made a special__________ with Abraham to move and settle in Canaan.
covenant
The most sacred text of Judaism.
The Torah
Which King did God allow to build the temple in Jersusalem?
Solomon
When Israel split into two kingdoms, what were the two kingdoms called?
Israel and Judah
Israel divided into 2 kingdoms. They were...
Israel in the North
Judah in the South
A special way of preparing food
kosher
A Jewish house of worship.
Synagogue
The period when Jews were forced to live in Babylon after the destruction of the First Temple.
Babylonian Exile
What did the Babylonians do to the Jewish people of Israel?
Exiled
The special day of worship for Judaism is called
Sabbath
A place to worship Judaism
Synagogue
The scattering of Jewish people outside their homeland after A.D. 70.
Diaspora
Spiritual leader of Judaism
Rabbi
What is exile?
the forced removal from one's native country
What is a covenant?
A religious agreement with God
Who convinced the Jewish people to return to their homeland?
Cyrus the Great
A covenant
The sacred agreement between God and the Israelites is called a ______.
Hebrew Bible
What is? A collection of ancient religious writings
Why was monotheism unique in the ancient world?
Because in ancient times everyone believe in more than one God, and then came monotheism the belief in one God
Diaspora
The scattering of Jewish people outside their homeland after A.D. 70.
Arrange the following events in chronological order:
A. Babylonian Exile
B. Abraham forms a covenant with God
C. Exodus from Egypt
D. Solomon builds the First Temple
B, C, D and A