Beginnings
A religion that carries a belief in only ONE God
Monotheism
The official symbol of the Jewish religion is named after this person
King David
Jewish place of worship:
Synagogues
Alexander the Great
These two teams are playing (or played) in Super Bowl 58 on Sunday!
San Francisco 49ers & Kansas City Chiefs
The Hebrew Bible is also referred to as
The Old Testament
This story from the Hebrew Bible is often referenced whenever there is a battle between someone small and someone large
David vs Goliath
Kosher
Greek word meaning "scattered"
Diaspora
Where did the name "49ers" come from?
The name commemorates the California Gold Rush of 1849
The Israelites fleeing from the Egyptians; The parting of the Red Sea
This is referred to as what famous event?
The Exodus
"Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out..."
This is an example of a ________ from the Hebrew Bible
Proverb
This book contains the story of Noah's Ark, and the Israelite view of how the world/humans were created
Book of Genesis
Led the Maccabees to recapture the sacred temple from the Seleucids
Judas Maccabeus
The Jewish laws regarding food
Kashrut
The Tabernacle is said to have housed:
The Ark of the Covenant
The Israelite Kingdom split into two after King Solomon's death. What were the kingdom's names and their capitals?
Israel (capital Samaria) and Judah (capital Jerusalem)
Most films, TV shows, etc. get their plot lines from this famous book in the Hebrew Bible
What are Jews celebrating when they celebrate Hanukkah?
The recapture of the Temple led by the Maccabees rebel group and removal of the Greek Gods and Goddesses.
What is the name of the small hat many Jews can be seen wearing?
Yamaka
Formed the foundation for which US Laws and principles are based off of
Ten Commandments
Explain the Babylonian Exile
Nebuchadnezzar chose a king for Judah, but this king plotted to revolt against the Chaldeans. A prophet, named Jeremiah, warned the king not to revolt as they would be crushed, but the king revolted anyways, losing and thus being exiled to Babylon.
How did the Second Temple come about?
Many Jews returned from Babylon to Judah and rebuilt the destroyed Jerusalem and built a new temple
Explain how/why Judaea was renamed Palestine?
Bar Kochba's revolt led a rebellion that was soon crushed by the Romans. The Romans then banned the Jews from Jerusalem permanently and renamed Judaea Palestine, after the Philistines
Name all the empires/groups that ruled Judah...
(There were 5 that we went over in class)
Chaldeans, Persians, Greeks, Seleucids, & Rome.