Origins/Beliefs of Judaism
What is the name of the Ancient Land where Judaism began?
Cannan
The belief in 1 God.
monotheism
What is a pyramid used for?
tomb for the pharaoh
What writing system did the Egyptians develop?
Hieroglyphs
Hard, white material made from elephant tusks
Ivory
What is the sacred text of the Jewish people?
The Torah
The Exodus was...
the Israelites escape from slavery in Egypt
The longest ruling pharaoh
Ramses II
What did Egyptians write on?
Papyrus
Kush conquered
Egypt
What are the Ten Commandments?
The 10 Laws that Moses brought from God.
What was one major accomplishment credited to King Solomon?
Building the first temple
The significance of the Nile River to Egyptian civilization
irrigation, fresh water, crops, trade
What was 1 scientific achievement in ancient Egypt?
Geography affected Kush because...
cataracts made it hard to travel up the river
What is the significance of the covenant in Judaism?
The result of diaspora.
Jewish people left their homeland and went all over the world.
How did pharaohs maintain their power of the people?
How did Egyptians contribute to mathematics?
built pyramids, came up with geometry
Kush is remembered for...
Trade networks, pyramids
3 sections of the Hebrew Bible are:
Torah, Prophets, and Writings
The role the prophets played in the ancient Jewish society
They were the messengers of God.
The Egyptian lunar calendar stopped being used because
every year had a different number of days
What was the role of art in ancient Egyptian society?
helped them express religion
What was a unique achievement of Kush's civilization?
the Meroitic script