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World History Ch 5
History Ch 4-8 test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The belief in only one god | monotheism |
| the teachings and practices of Jewish beliefs | Judaism |
| first five books of the jewish Bible | Torah |
| What did God make with Abraham? | covenant |
| what did the covenant show him? | blessings of the Promise Land |
| who are the forefathers of Jewish people? | Abraham's descendants |
| first book of the Torah | Genesis |
| why did the egyptians enslave the Jews? | they were afraid of their power |
| why did Pharoh refuse to release the Israelistes even though he was afraid o them,? | he valued their labor and God hardened his heart |
| how did the Israelites avoid the deaths of their first born children? | they marked their doors with lamb's blood |
| did the entire Israelite community leave Egypt all together? | Yes |
| what is the term that describes them all leaving at once? | exodus |
| after the exodus, Israel wondered the dessert for how many years? | 40 |
| Name three ways the Hebrew Bible unites Jews across the world? | teachings, history, and a body of law |
| what is the Hebrew term for their Bible? | Tanakh |
| who began to interpret how Jewish laws should be followed? | Rabbis |
| The discussions about Jewish laws were called? | _______ |
| When did the rabbis complete their discussions to interpret Jewish law? | 600 A.D. |
| what idea describes the most basic teachings of the Jews? | ethical monotheism |
| Ethical Monotheism teaches that people are called to live according to what? | God's Word |
| Do Jewish belief's require them to help other's? | Yes |
| What Jewish belief has influenced modern culture? | effort to fight discrimination |
| Jewish day of rest | Sabbath |
| What two things do Jewish beliefs stress? | study and prayer |
| why do the Jewish people love Israel? | they believe it is the Promised Land |
| Who ruled Israel before kings? | Judges |
| Name the first three kings of Israel | Saul, David, and Solomon |
| Who constructed the first temple? | Solomon |
| what caused the kingdom of Israel to split into two parts after Solomon's death? | Civil War |
| Israel split into what two parts? | Judah (south) and Israel (north) |
| who conquered the northern kingdom of Israel? | Assyrians |
| Who conquered the southern kingdom of Judah (100 yrs later) | Babylonians |
| Did the Bayblonians allow the Jews to stay in their homeland? | No |
| who allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem? (king) | Cyrus, the Great of Persia |
| what did the Jews do in Jerusalem when they returned from Babylon? | rebuilt the city walls and erected the second temple |
| What are the Jewish lands outside of Israel called? | the Diaspora |
| what changes occurred in the Diaspora?r | the Jews spread all over the world, they changed the way they worshipped, they began to meet in synagouges |
| who rebelled against greek rule? | Maccabees |
| who destroyed Jerusalem and dispersed the Jews again? | Romans |
| who set up a school for Jewish scholars? | Yohanan and Zaccai |
| what did Rome rename the area of Israel they took over? | _______________ |
| Name the two world religions besides Judaism that share the belief in only one god | Christianity and Islam |
| which of the three monotheistic religions was formed first? | Judaism |
| How did Judeo-Christians form the foundation of our modern democracies? (3 values) | human rights, individual freedom, equality |
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