Vocabulary
History
Jewish Timeline
Bonus Round
100
This is a Jewish religious teacher.
What is a Rabbi?
100
These are the moral laws that shape Jewish society today?
What are the Ten Commandments?
100
This is the first event on the Jewish timeline in the year 2000 BC when Abraham left Mesopotamia and went to _______.
What is Canaan?
200
This is the belief in only one God.
What is monotheism?
200
The Jews early history began in Canaan and ended when the Romans forced them out of this city.
What is Israel?
200
Moses did this around the year 1200 BC.
What is led the Israelites out of Egypt?
300
This is the first monotheistic religion, the religion of the Hebrew people.
What is Judaism?
300
The Hebrew Bible traces the Hebrews back to a man named _______ from Mesopotamia.
Who was Abraham?
300
Which event happened first?: Abraham leaving Mesopotamia or Solomon building a temple in Jerusalem?
What is Abraham leaving Mesopotamia?
400
This is the Jewish house of worship?
What is a synagogue?
400
__________ means being kind and fair when dealing with other people- even strangers and criminals.
What is justice?
400
About 1000 years after Abraham settled in Canaan, ________ became the king of Israel.
Who was David?
500
List AT LEAST 2 of the 4 basic (core) Jewish beliefs. (750 if you get 3 out of four. 1000 points total if you get them all!)
What is .....? 1. Belief in and worship of one and only one God. 2. commitment to justice, or dealing with people kindly and fairly. 3. Commitment to righteousness or doing what is proper. 4. Observance of religious and moral law.
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