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How was the religion of the Israelites different from other religions of the time?

It focused on only ONE God

To whom God gave the 10 commandments

Moses

Reason Israelites left Canaan for Egypt

Terrible drought

Israelites believed they were descendents of whom?

Abraham

What is the Exodus?

The Israelites escape from Egypt

What does Hanukkah celebrate?

The cleansing of the Jewish temple

Islam and Christianity adopted what ideas from Judaism?

That good will triumph over evil and a belief in a just society

How did Jewish ideas spread throughout the Mediterranean world?

By translating the Hebrew Bible into Greek, allowed not just Jews to read the sacred text.

Who founded a school that became the center for Torah studies?

Yohanan ben Zaccai

In the Torah, what did God promise the Israelites if they followed the laws?

To return them to their homeland

Considered the “father of the Jews” because he received God’s original promise to them

Abraham

In the battle against the_____, David killed a giant named_____.

Philistines; Goliath

Jewish girls learned about the importance of love and devotion from the relationship between who?

Naomi and Ruth

Around 100 B.C., the strongest people living in Canaan were?

Philistines

Person who the ancient Israelites believed were instructed by God

prophet

Who led the Israelites out of Egypt?

Moses

Who led the Israelites back into Canaan; and what city did they conquer under his rule?

Joshua; Jericho

How long did it take the Israelites to get from Egypt to Canaan?

About 40 years

Where did the Persians take captive the Hebrews?

Babylon (Mesopotamia)

Who released the Jews from captivity in Babylon?

The Persian King Cyrus

What rule did the Yavneh rabbis decide to change about the Torah?

Any adult male may now read from the sacred text. As a result, Jews no longer needed to be a trained leader to learn about the Jewish history and law.

Where were the Jews told to build synagogues?

Wherever there were 10 adult Jewish males

Rabbi’s from all over the world came to Yavneh to study. What did they do when they returned to their communities?

They shared with their communities what they had learned

In 1948 AD a new Jewish state was created in part of the lands once ruled by David and Solomon. What is the name of this country? Who settled there?

Israel; Jews from many countries

Who fought the Romans for freedom and drove them out of Jerusalem?

The Greeks

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