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WC Middle East 1
Middle East 1, Ancestors of the West, Judaism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Diaspora | During the middle ages, Jews began to be wildly persecuted |
| Tanakh | Hebrew Scripures that are divided into three parts: The Torah, The Prophets, & The Writings |
| Shema | The foundation of Jewish belief; "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our god, the Lord is one" |
| Torah | "teachings" or "instructions"; refers to the first five books of the Bible |
| Rings of Interpretation | 1) Written Torah -> Oral Torah 2) Mishnah- 200 CE 3) Talmud- based on Mishnah |
| Covenant | an agreement between God & Israelites (Abraham) |
| Rosh Hashanah | Festival of the new year- early fall |
| Yom Kippur | Day of Atonement (repentance and confession) |
| Passover | early spring- lasts 8 days; commemorates Exodus |
| Rites of Passage | 1) Birth and naming 2) Coming of age 3) Marriage 4) Death & Mourning |
| Reform Jews | Have taken on modern society and ways, don't eat kosher |
| Orthodox | Strict beliefs, eat strictly kosher |
| Conservative | take on some modern society, eat kosher |
| Wailing Wall | most symbolically important landscape; at the edge of Temple Mount in Jerusalem |
| Jerusalem in major religions | Sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims |
| The Promise Land | Canaan in the Bible; Palestine by the Romans; Israel since 1948 |
| 1948 | The Promise Land was named Israel |
| Patriarchs | Abraham, Isaac, & Jacob |
| 2000-1500 B.C. | 12 tribes of Israel; 12 sons of Jacob |
| 1290 BCE | Moses led the Hebrews our of slavery in Egypt and into the Promised Land-> Descendants arrived in Canaan; |
| 1000-928 B.C. | David unites the southern and northern kingdom |
| 721 BCE | kingdom was conquered by Assyrians |
| 587 B.C. | Kingdom was exiled |
| 515 B.C. | Temple rebuilt |
| 332 B.C. | Greek Conquest of Palestine under the rule of Alexander the Great |
| 66 A.D. | Jewish War |
| 63 B.C. | Roman Empire seizes control of the area |
| 70 C.E | exile and nero |
| 7th century | Classical Period continued until the Muslims conquered Palestine |
| Prophets | Speak the word of God |
| Central Authority | not vested in a single person; rests in tradition and writings |
| Interfaith conflict in Israel | Judaism, Christianity, and Muslim, all claimed that they had the same holy land it caused conflict between the three |
| Zionism | the international political movement that originally supported the reestablishment of a homeland for the Jewish people |
| Zoroastrianism | followers in india; the Parsis of India; Zarathustra is the founder (6th century B.C.); monotheistic; 17 hymns or Gathas are oldest part of the Avesta |
| Ahura Mazda | one true god of Zoroastrianism |
| Shaitih | devil type figure of Zoroastrianism; hostile spirit |
| 750 B.C. | Homer |
| 323 B.C. | Death of Alexander the Great |
| Homeric Religion | polytheistic |
| Olympic Games | honored Zeus; held at Olympia |
| Oracles | Gods communicated their desires and intentions through direct conversations with heroes, dreams ominous signs; Delphi; |
| Mystery Religions in Greece | Offered alternative view to dark, Homeric view of afterlife; 3 Aspects: 1) individuals chose to be members and underwent initiation ritual 2) experienced personal encounter with deity 3) could hope for a better afterlife and spiritual renewal |
| Mystery Religions in Rome | conquered large areas and adopted cultures and religions; Mithraism (favored cult of the Roman Army); Cult of goddess Isis (theme of overcoming death); Emperor worship- some emperors declared their divinity |
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