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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Understand the beginnings of Judaism | Abraham’s covenant with God === Abraham’s obedience, faith that there is only one God; moves from Ur to Canaan (across Mesopotamia) to show his obedience when God told him that He would bless Abraham’s family |
| Why did this happen | God spoke to/revealed himself to Abraham and established Himself as the one true God; up until this point in civilization all religions are polytheistic |
| Who were the players | God, Abraham, Isaac, Sarah (Abraham’s wife, Isaac’s mother) |
| What was important: | Abraham showed his faithfulness in God by being willing to sacrifice his son Isaac (human sacrifice was not uncommon, when worshiping the gods). However, when Abraham again showed his obedience to God, God answered by providing a ram to sacrifice and for |
| The Exodus | the Hebrews were thrown into captivity as Egypt’s slaves. Moses --- Prince of Egypt, but born a Hebrew – he is called by God to lead the Hebrews out of Egypt. Through the 10 plagues sent by God, Moses leads the Hebrews out of slavery. Moses parts th |
| What are the Ten Commandments | rules set by God given to the Hebrews for them to follow. The basis of Jewish religious law. Also important as the foundation to Christianity |
| How did they come to be from whom, via who, to whom | from God, through (via) Moses on two stone tablets on Mount Sinai, to the Hebrews |
| The Torah and Tanach What is it? | The Jewish holy scripture is called the Tanach. Same as the Old Testament in the Christian Bible. |
| The Torah | the first five books of the Tanach = Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. The Torah is also known as 1) Books of the Moses and 2) Pentateuch |
| Important figures in the Torah | Moses, Abraham, God, Isaac, Isaiah, Amos, Adam and Eve, Noah; Isaiah and Amos were prophets who foretold of a messiah (a savior, who ended up being Jesus), and the misfortunes that were going to fall upon the Hebrews, because they were often break th |
| King David and King Solomon Who are they | King David brought together the Hebrews under the Kingdom of Israel; David also fought Goliath and won. King Solomon is David’s son = wise, wealthy, and built the first Temple in Jerusalem |
| Be able to name (1) point of significance for them both | King David wrote many psalms which were prayers and praise to God, united the 12 tribes of Israel. King Solomon opened and developed trade with other neighboring nations which created great wealth for the Israelites. He also built the first temple i |
| What is their relationship to one another | David is the father of Solomon |
| What happened after Solomon died? | The Temple was destroyed, the Kingdom of Israel was split into the Northern Kingdom of Israel and the Southern Kingdom of Judah. |
| what empires controlled Israel in Ancient Times | Babylonia, Assyria, Persia, and then Rome |
| who is Cyrus | The King of Persia who brought the two Kingdoms of Israel together, again, and rebuilt the Temple and allowed the Hebrews to freely worship their God |
| Who is Jesus – how is he the Son of God | miraculous birth; God revealed to John the Baptist and Jesus at his baptism that he was the Son of God |
| What are the Gospels | tell the story of Jesus’s birth, his life and his teachings |
| First 4 books of the Christian New Testament | Mathew, Mark, Luke and John (these are The Gospels) |
| Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection | the last piece of the puzzle that creates Christianity; Christians believe that Jesus died for their sins, was resurrected from the dead, and ascended into heaven and by accepting him as their Lord and savior they will be granted a place in heaven |
| Golden Rule | To treat others as you would want to be treated |
| Greatest Commandments | To love the Lord God with all of your heart, mind and soul. To love your neighbor as yourself |
| Who was the Christian leader who spread Jesus’ teachings | Paul |
| Persecution of Christians | Christians were in fact persecuted because they were living in the Roman Empire, under Roman law, and a religion that worshiped the Romans gods |
| What is the significance of Emperor Constantine | first Christian Emperor of Rome |
| Edict of Milan | 313 A.D. via Emperor Constantine: made it legal for Christians to practice their faith throughout the Roman Empire |
| Council of Nicea | 325 A.D. proclaimed the Christian Trinity, the 3 in 1 = God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit |
| understand that it is a Abrahamic religion | Monothesiatic |
| who founded Islam | Muhammad. When? 622 C.E. when the Angel Garbiel revealed God’s word to him. Where? born in Mecca, established Islam in Medina before traveling back to Mecca which became the center of Islam. |
| name of Islam’s holy scripture | Quran (also spelled Koran) |
| what are the Five Pillars | Declaration of Faith Daily Prayer Alms to the poor (a tax to provide for the less fortunate Muslims) Fasting during Ramadan Pilgrimage to Mecca |
| considered to be the world’s oldest religion | polytheistic religion |
| location | majority of Hindus live in India and Nepal |
| origin of the name – how the name Hindu came about: | Began in the Indus Valley which translates to Sindhu in Sanskrit which then became the word Hindu. Sanskrit is the oldest non-forgotten language originating in the subcontinent of southern Asia. |
| three major beliefs/three main gods | Karma, Dharama, Moksha, and Brahma - creator of the universe, Vishnu - protector of the universe, Shiva - destroyer of the evil one |
| rely on rituals and prayers and symbols; Holy animals and holy objects (which we outlined in class — what animal is most sacred | Religious rituals are important to the practice of Hinduism; cow is most sacred animal along with peacock, monkey, tiger, pig, rat; most Hindus are vegetarians |
| most widely celebrated festiva | Diwali; understand the connection between music and dance to the culture of Hinduism |
| briefly describe the caste system | hierarchy of social classes. from top to bottom are: priests, warriors and kings, merchants and landowners, servants and peasants, untouchables |
| holy texts in Hinduism are called | The vedas |
| notable figures | Ghandi |
| nature is sacred; Hindu symbol | Namaste, Om, Dharma Wheel, Manji |
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