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100

Ancient Judaism differs from other religions at that time because it had a belief in one god called

monotheism

100

According to the Torah, what did Moses bring to his people from Mount Sinai?

10 Commandments

100

This prophet led the Exodus of the Jews out of Egypt and into the Sinai desert?

Moses

100

The Jewish weekly day of rest is called:

the sabbath

100

Food that is prepared today according to Jewish dietary laws is called?

kosher

200

the first five books of the Hebrew Bible are called

the Torah

200

How does the Torah say that Abraham first came to the land of Canaan?

He moved with his family from Ur in Mesopotamia

200

This character. fought a giant and won

David
200

On which holiday do people celebrate a plague that didn't kill the first born sons of Israel?

passover

200

What was the capital of the kingdom of Judah?

Jerusalem

300

According to the Torah, the faith that would become Judaism began with a binding agreement between Abraham and god called a 

covenant

300

The word exodus means "departure." In the history of the Israelites, the Exodus was the departure from where?

Egypt

300

the first king of Israel

Saul

300

Which geographic feature was important to the story of Moses in Egypt?

Red Sea

300

This term _____ refers to the dispersion or scattering of Israelites.

Diaspora

400

Who were the descendants of Abraham?

the Israelites 

400

What place did the Jewish people believe was the promised land?

Canaan

400

Who built the first temple in Jerusalem?

Solomon

400

A Jewish house of worship is called a...

synagogue

400

Jewish religious teachers are called_______________

rabbis

500

Name 3 geographic features that were important to the Israelites. 

Res Sea, Mount Sinai, Sinai Peninsula, Jordan River, Dead Sea, Jerusalem

500

Name three stories that can be found in the book of Genesis. 

God creates the world, Noah and the ark, the Tower of Babel, Abraham

500

Put the following events in order:

Moses climbed Mount Sinai

David was king of the Jewish people

Abraham moved to Canaan

The Israelites moved to Egypt

Abraham moved to Canaan

The Israelites moved to Egypt

Moses climbed Mount Sinai

David was king of the Jewish people

500

terrible disaster affecting many people and thought to be sent by God as punishment. 12 of these were supposedly sent to punish the Egyptians.

plague

500

separation from one's homeland is called: 

exile

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