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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What weakened the land of the Israelites after the death of Solomon? | It split into two smaller kingdoms. |
| Why did many Jews move to Babylon? | They were taken there as captives by Nebuchadrezzar. |
| Why did the Jewish Dispora threaten the survival of Judaism? | Jews became scattered over a large area. |
| Which common feature of most ancient religions did the Jews reject? | polytheism |
| According to Judaism, standards of right and wrong come from | God |
| Which of these phrases best describes the Talmund? | ancient Jewish writings about the Hebrew Bible |
| The festival of Passover celebrates the | Exodus from Egypt |
| Major belief of Judaism | importance of study |
| What change of events led to the building of the Second Temple? | The Persian conquered Babylon and let the Jews go home |
| Why do Jews consider the Western Wall in Jerusalem a sacred place? | It was part of the Second Temple |
| What was the result of Yohanan ben Zaccai's meeting with the Roman general? | the founding a of school |
| How was the city of Yavneh important to the survival of Judaism. | as a center for learning |
| Why did Jews in the Diaspora have to develop new forms of worship, such as synagogue service? | They could could no longer use the Temple rituals. |
| Jewish forms of worship and ways of life were taught in many different ways of life were taught in many different countries by | rabbis |
| Harappan civilization, which included ancient Mohenjodaro, developed in the | Indus River Valley |
| In which of these years was Mohenjodaro an active settlement ? | 2550 BC while the Great Pyramid was being built in Egypt |
| How did modern scholars learn that Mohenjodaro had ever existed? | Archaeologists found its ruins |
| Part of Mohenjodaro was raised and surrounded by a wall. What does this suggest about the city? | It had enemies who might attack the residents. |
| Which fact shows that Mohenjodaro was carefully planned? | Nine streets divided the lower city into blocks |
| What does the list show about the civilization that included Mohenjodaro? Invaders, Floods, Earthquakes. | theories for why it disappeared |
| The discovery of a scale, stone weights, and a marked rod suggests that the people of Mohenjodaro | had uniform ways to measure |
| Archaeologists found a strutter that was 39 feet long and 8 feet deep, with a well nearby and a drain along one side/ How was it likely used? | for bathing |
| What evidence shows us how men in Mohenjodaro might have dressed? | an ancient statue |
| Which feature of Mohenjodaro was quite different from other settlements of that time? | sewer system |
| Where did most of the people of Mohenjodaro live? | in the lower city |
| Homes in Mohenjodaro had from one to a dozen rooms. What does this suggest about the city? | Some people were wealthier than others. |
| A war game played in ancient India is thought to be an early from of | chess |
| Which of these questions about Mohenjodaro would be hardest to answer on the basis of artifacts? | What songs did people sing? |
| When people read from the Torah, they are reading from | the first five books of the Hebrew Bible |
| How does the Torah say that Abraham first came to land of Canaan? | He moved with his family from Mesopotamia. |
| Famine in Canaan | Israelites move to Egypt |
| How did ancient Judaism differ from other religions at that time? | belief in one God |
| According to the Torah, the faith that would become Judaism began with a covenant or | sacred agreement |
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