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Vocabulary
Origins of Judaism
Preserving Judaism
Important Q's
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What is monotheism?

The belief in one God.

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Name of the ancient Hebrew's homeland?
Canaan?
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What is Judaism?

The first monotheistic world religion that was founded by the Hebrews

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Judaism began with a covenant between God and Abraham. What is another word for covenant?

sacred agreement

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What did the Greeks tried to force the Israelites to worship?

Their many gods

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A major world religion that was founded by the Hebrews. The first monotheistic religion.

Judaism

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King David founded the Kingdom of....?
Israel
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Never again will all of the followers of Judaism be together in a single homeland. Instead they are scattered across many lands. What is this called?

Jewish Diaspora

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Who is the son of Abraham and Sarah?

Isaac

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What is the name of the Promised Land?

Canaan

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The name of Judaism's most sacred test; it contains the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.

The Torah

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The Hebrew Leader Who Received the 10 Commandments and lead the Israelites out of Egypt?

Moses

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Name a central teaching of Judaism besides monotheism.

Following God's Law, Equality and Social Justice, The Importance of Study

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Who built the first great temple of Israel?

Solomon

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One of King David's significant accomplishments was unifying who into what?

Unifying the Israelites into a single nation

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What is the Talmud?

The collection of ancient Jewish writings, or commentaries, that interpret the laws and teachings of the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh.

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Who was the father of the Hebrews?
Abraham
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After the death of King Solomon, what happened that weakened the kingdom of Israel?

The kingdom of Israel split into the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

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What is the name of the ruler that made the Jews move to Babylon?

Nebuchadnezzar

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This most sacred object made of wood and gold held the tablets of the Ten Commandments.

The Ark of the Covenant

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The escape of the Hebrews from Egyptian slavery.
Exodus
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What happened first? - the Jewish Diaspora or - Abraham and his clan migrate to Canaan

Abraham and his clan migrate to Canaan

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What is the name of what remains of the Second Temple?

The Western Wall

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What is the name of the city that became the center for Jewish learning?

Yavneh

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Why did the capital city of Jerusalem become known as a holy city?

It housed the Ark of the Covenant