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Phoenicians/Judaism
Unit 3- Phoenicians and Judaism
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nickname for the Phoenicians because of the ideas (in particular their alphabet) that spread throughout the Mediterranean region b/c of their extensive trade network | "Carriers of Civilization" |
| the Phoenician alphabet is referred to as this. Meaning: each character had a sound associated with it. | phonetic |
| Belief in one all-powerful God. Example: Judaism | monotheism |
| Holy Book of Judaism | Torah |
| Book of Laws based on the Torah | Talmud |
| Set of "laws" given to Moses by God | Ten Commandments |
| The "scattering" of the Jews around the region and world after the Babylonian Exile | Diaspora |
| The mass exit of the Jews out of slavery from Egypt | Exodus |
| Name of the Jewish God | Yahweh |
| founder of Judaism. God made a covenant with him "I will make of you a great nation" | Abraham |
| Led the Jews out of Egypt | Moses |
| David established the Jewish capital at this city | Jerusalem |
| Jewish place of worship | synagogue |