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judaism/christians
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| which group of people's early history and laws are found in the religion of Judaism? | Hebrews |
| which leader led the Hebrews from Mesopotamia to Canaan as ordered by God? | Abraham |
| Why did the Hebrews follow him to Canaan? | to make his descendants into a mighty nation |
| After the Hebrews left Canaan because of famine, where did they go? What happened to them there? | >they moved to Egypt >became slaves |
| which leader led the Hebrews from Egypt back to Canaan? What was this journey know as? | Moses Exodus |
| What set of moral laws were given to Moses? Where did this take place? | 10 commandments on top of Sinai mountain |
| After the Hebrews defeated the people of Canaan, what did they become know as? | Israelite |
| who was a threat to the Hebrews? | Philistines |
| Who was well loved by the Hebrews and helped them defeat many of their enemies? | David |
| what city became the capital of Israel? | Jerusalem |
| Who became king after David, helped the Hebrews gain allies, and strengthened trade? | Solomon |
| Who defeated Israel? Who defeated Judah? | Assyrians Chaldeans |
| What is the scattering of the Jews outside of Canaan known as? What caused this? | Diaspora Babolonian capticaptivity |
| Who finally defeated the Jews in 63 B.C.? | Romans |
| What is the Hebrew name for god? | yhh |
| Many believe that Judaism was the first religion to worship one God. What id this known as? | monotheism |
| Besides the moral laws of the ten commandments, what other system of laws guides the Jews? | Mosaic law |
| What are the 3 largest groups of Judaism? Briefly explain each | orthodox(most strict) reform(least strict) conservative(middle) |
| what are the 3 main text of Judaism? | Torah, the Hebrew bible , commentaries |
| what is a Jewish house of worship known as? | synagogue/temple |
| which other religions did Judaism influence? | Christianity and Islam |
| which group of jews refused to obey the roman laws? | zealots |
| what are religious teachers of Judaism known as? | rabbi |
| list any 3 jewish ceremonies/traditions and briefly describe each. | Passover-for jews to remember exodus Hanukkah-rededication of the 2nd temple rosh hashana- new year |
| how many jews are there in the world today? | 14million |
| where do many jews live today? | united states or israel |
| who do jews trace the beginnings of their history? | abraham |
| what was the jewish "promise land" known as? | Canaan |
| who received the laws of god? | moses |
| what was the scattering of the jews after the destruction of their temple known as? | diaspora |
| what did the persecution of jews during the middle ages mark the beginning of? | anti-semitism |
| what is the most sacred book of jews? | torah |
| what is the place of worship that houses the torah called? | synagogue |
| who teaches the lessons of the Torah? | rabbi |
| how many commandments are in the Torah? | *613* |
| what is head coverings worn by jews during prayer and worship called? | kippa |
| what are the three main branches of Judaism? | orthodox reform conservative |
| what are the dietary laws jews follow when preparing food called? | kosher |
| what is celebrated when a young by comes of age(a young adult)? | bar mitsvah |
| what is the jewish new year known as? | Rosh Hashana |
| what jewish holiday celebrates when the jews were freed from slavery? | passover |
| where did Christianity firsts appear? | judea |
| in 63 B.C. whose arrival did many jews anxiously await? | Messiah |
| who did Christians belief was the Messiah? | Jesus of Nazareth |
| what is the holy/sacred book of Christianity called? | the Bible |
| what are 3 things found in the New Testament? | early teachings of Christianity early history of Christianity letters from followers or apostles of Jesus |
| where was Jesus born? | Bethelehem |
| Who was the mother of Jesus? The father? | Mary and Joseph |
| After arresting Jesus for challenging their authority, how did officials punish him? | they executed him(crucifixion) |
| how many days passed before the resurrection of Jesus? | 3 days |
| What is the greek word for the "Messiah"? | chrisos |
| What were two important lessons that Jesus taught? | love god love other people *taught a lot about salvation |
| what is salvation? | the rescue of people from sins. |
| what is a denomination? | a group of people who hold the same religious beliefs |
| what are the 12 disciples who were chosen by Jesus to tell about his life known as? | Apostles |
| what are the accounts of Jesus's life and teachings called? | The Gospels |
| who was the 1st roman emperor to become a Christian and allow people to practice Christianity freely? | Costine |
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