1. Judaism How did Judaism revolutionize religious thinking?

2. Hebrews Who are they? Nomadic group living in Fertile Crescent Pastoralists (Shepherds) Recorded their history & laws in the Torah (Old Testament of the Bible)

4. Abraham

5. Hebrews Approximately 1650 BC migrated to Egypt due to famine (food shortage)  fertile land around the Nile Delta –Became enslaved by the Pharaoh of Egypt Led out of Egypt by Moses By 1000 BC Hebrews set up a kingdom of Israel King Solomon built the first Temple –Temple destroyed by later invaders –Babylonians 587 BC –Romans 70 AD

6. Moses

7. Canaan “The Promised Land”

9. Dome of the Rock & Western Wall Site of the 1 st & 2 nd Temple

10. Judaism What did they believe? Monotheism- belief in one all- powerful god Jewish people had a covenant (contract) with God –Jews were God’s “Chosen People” –Jews must follow Ten Commandments and Jewish law –As long as Jews were obedient to God, he would bless them and give them their “promised land”

11. Israel