Beginnings
The Israelites believed that God sent these messengers to share God's word with the people.
What are prophets?
This new leader guided the Israelites into Canaan.
Who was Joshua?
Many Israelites called for a king for this primary reason.
What is to unite the Twelve Tribes (and lead them into battle against the Philistines)?
Jews observe this from sundown Friday to nightfall Saturday.
What is the Sabbath?
Alexander the Great introduced these two things to Judah.
What are Greek language and culture?
Jewish king chosen by the Romans to rule Judaea.
Who was Herod?
Judaism played an important part in the development of two other major monotheistic reilgions:
What are Christianity and Islam?
This Canaanite group lived in cities along the Mediterranean Sea and were skilled sailors and talented traders.
Who were the Phoenicians?
The Israelites asked this judge to choose a king, but he warned them that a king would tax them and enslave them.
Who was Samuel?
The Persian king who let the Jews return to Judah in 538 C.E..
Who was Cyrus II?
Greek word that means "scattered".
What is Diaspora?
Group of Jews who wanted Judaea free of Roman rule, but they didn't urge Jews to fight the Romans.
Who were the Pharisees?
According to Jewish belief, the ancestors of the ancient Israelites were this man and his family.
Who was Abraham?
This Canaanite group set up five walled towns in southern Canaan along the Mediterranean coast.
Who were the Philistines?
What is he disobeyed some of God's commands?
The three sections of the Hebrew Bible.
What are the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings?
A group of Jewish scholars in Egypt copied the Hebrew Bible and created a Greek version.
What is the Septuagint?
Group of Jewish priests who broke away from the Temple and lived at Qumrān, an area in the desert near the Dead Sea.
Who were the Essenes?
As stated in the Hebrew Bible, Jacob's 12 sons became the leaders of ____________, or separate family groups.
What are tribes?
The Israelites took control of this city after the walls crumbled.
What was Jericho?
This person is credited in the Hebrew Bible for uniting the Israelite tribes.
Who is King David?
This Jew was a trusted adviser to Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II, but refused to worship Babylonian gods.
Who was Daniel?
The family that ruled a post-Alexander kingdom that covered much of Southwest Asia.
Who were the Seleucids?
The name the Romans renamed Judaea which refers to the Philistines, whom the Israelites had conquered centuries before.
What is Palestine?
Jews celebrate this holiday to remember their journey from slavery to freedom.
What is the Passover?
The Israelite tribes worshipped God in a large tent-like structure.
What was the Tabernacle?
Book of sacred songs found in the Hebrew Bible.
What is the Book of Psalms?
Everything Jewish students learned- from the ______________ to ____________- they learned from the Torah.
What are the alphabet and Jewish history?
Rebel army that revolted against the against Seleucid rule.
Who were the Maccabees?
Jewish rabbi that persuaded the romans to spare the Jewish city of Yavneh.
What are the Ten Commandments?
The Israelites believe this gold-covered wooden chest was a sign of God's presence.
What was the Ark of the Covenant?
King Solomon is believed to be the author of these wise sayings recorded in the Hebrew Bible.
What are proverbs?
Kosher meat must be __________, __________, and __________.
What is inspected, salted, and soaked in water?
Jewish festival that celebrates the cleansing and rededication of the Temple.
What is Hanukkah?
The ____________, recorded oral discussions about Jewish law was combined with other Jewish legal traditions into an authoritative collection known as the ___________.
What are the Mishnah and the Talmud?