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The West

The Foundations of the West, History

QuestionAnswer
A.D./Anno Domini Year of our Lord
B.C. Before Christ
Total way of thinking defined by the specific time and location that a person or culture existed Paradigm
The religion of Jews Judaism
The language Hebrews spoke Semitic
Spoken by all Jews in Israel Hebrew
The Jewish Holy book Torah
The 7th day after the 6 days in which God created the universe Sabbath
Most important Jewish prayer Shema
The most sacred name for God (by Jews) Yahweh
The most common name for God (by Jews) Jehovah
Out of nothing ex nihilo
the study of the writing of history historiography
A non-religious interpretation of sacred Western texts Secular Interpretation
A literal interpretation of sacred Western texts Religious Interpretation
Believe that some stories in the scripture were meant to be interpreted symbolically and religiously Allegorical Interpretation
First man and women Adam and Eve
That which separates man from God Sin
Adam and Eve's sons, first brothers Cain and Abel
a justification for slavery Noah's Ark
Noah becomes drunk, his son,Ham,laughs at him Curse of Ham
Abraham is told by God to take his family and travel east to the land of Conaan where he will become the father of a great nation Abrahamic Covenant
Father of the people (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob) Patriarchs
Abraham's son, has son Jacob Isaac
Father of the Arab people Ishmael
Raised by Pharoah's daughter, 10 commandments, burning bush-free people from Egypt, parts Red Sea to give Hebrews faith Moses
Moses went to the top of a mountain and received these from God Ten Commandments
Deliverer Messiah
Between 700BC and 600BC both Israel Kingdoms were destroyed by Babylonians Babylonian Captivity
1 of the Israel kings from Judah David
1 of the Israel kings from Judah, his 2 sons ruled 2 seperate parts of Israel Solomon
A term used to describe the spread of ancient Greek culture Hellinization
Non-Christian Pegin
another word used for Torah Pentateuk
document to describe a historical event written by someone there Primary Source
multiple primary sources analyzed and sumerizied into 1 document Secondary Source
Universe Cosmos
Mankind/humankind Anthro
Created by: alyssacs
Popular U.S. History sets

 

 



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