1. The Struggle to Preserve Judaism
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The Struggle to Preserve Judaism
Name:____________________
Date:____________
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What is this chapters essential question?______________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________
12.1 Introduction
What allowed invaders to conquer the Hebrews?
____________________________________________________________________
What happened in the following years…
930 BCE:____________________________________________________
722 BCE:____________________________________________________
597 BCE:____________________________________________________
586 BCE:____________________________________________________
The Hebrew captivity in Babylon was the beginning of the… ____________________________
Diaspora means: _______________________________

2. 12.2 The Central Beliefs and Teachings of Judaism
Main Ideas
1. Monotheism
Judaism is the oldest ___________ religion – belief in _______ God.
Jewish God is all powerful and all- knowing
_______ is the source of ___________
Jews have a ________ personal relationship with ______ in their daily lives.
Why is monotheism a central part of Judaism?
____________ and ___________ are central to Jewish life
___________ - instructs Jews how to lead __________lives
Ten Commandments
Lead ___________ lives
Standards of ______ and _______(i.e. murder)
More laws ____________ later by Jewish leaders.
__________ preparation and rules (Kosher= “fit”)
_____________ celebration (Exodus)
2. God’s Law
How do Jews learn about God’s Law?

3. 3. Equality and Social Justice 4. Importance of Study
12.2 The Central Beliefs and Teachings of Judaism
Main Ideas
3. Equality and Social Justice
Ethics = moral code of _______ and _______
Equality:
________ sees all people as _________
Kings/leaders are not above God
Social Justice: the distribution of advantages and disadvantages in a society.(e.x. money)
__________ for the less __________ “open ________your hand to your _________”
How are Jews concerned about moral values?
4. Importance of Study
________ and _______ are very important to study in Judaism.
Talmud: oral __________ and _________ ___________(commentaries)
Written down starting around _____ CE
Jews _______, ________, and _______ the Torah as one way to practice and study their religion.
How do Jews study the Torah?
Summary
3-4 sentences
Use all of the terms in the word bank to write your summary!
monotheism
Talmud
God’s law
equality
study

4. 1. Babylonians 2. Persians 3. Greeks
12.3 Foreign Domination and Jewish Diaspora
Main Ideas
1. Babylonians
Jews were _________in ________
Jewish _________ has begun  the _____________ of the Jewish people outside their homeland
Called Judaeans after their homeland ______  shortened to “_________”
During this time _________ rose up to encourage Jews to remain ____________
What happened to the Jews when they were ruled by the Babylonians?
2. Persians
539 BCE - King ________ ended the Jewish _______
Many ______ returned to _________
Rebuilt the ________________________
Practice their ___________ freely
What happened to the Jews when they were ruled by the Persians?
3. Greeks
___________ forced _________ to worship Greek _________
_______ BCE – Jews _________– 20+ year war
164 BCE – drove the Greeks out of _________ and reclaimed their _________  celebrated today by ____________
What happened to the Jews when they were ruled by the Greeks?

5. Use all of the terms in the word bank to write your summary!
12.3 Foreign Domination and Jewish Diaspora
Main Ideas
63 BCE – Jews conquered by the __________
Brutal rulers – executed _________Jews
Allowed Jews to _________ religion and ________ some of their affairs
Ex. King ________of Judah _________ the Second Great Temple in Jerusalem
66 CE – Jews ______ ____and rebelled
_________ – Roman military leader
Romans _________ Jerusalem’s second great temple – _________ ______ remains to be their most sacred place
Final diaspora -> the Jews were ________ and forbidden to come back to Jerusalem.
4. Romans
What happened to the Jews when they were ruled by the Romans?
Summary
3-4 sentences
Use all of the terms in the word bank to write your summary!
diaspora
exile
Babylon
King Cyrus (Persia)
Greeks
Romans
executed
destroyed

6. 1. Rabbi Yohanan ben Zaccai 2. New Teachers and Practices
12.4 Preserving and Passing on the Teaching of Judaism
Main Ideas
1. Rabbi Yohanan ben Zaccai
____________helped __________ the Jewish faith
During the Roman revolt, he___________ for the future of ______________.
Asked Roman general ____________ to start a Jewish ___________in ____________ = the center of Jewish _______ after Jerusalem fell
Training, learning, and study for new _________
These rabbis ensured Jews had new __________to _________ them
Who was Rabbi ben Zacci, and how help preserve Judaism?
2. New Teachers and Practices
Synagogue = _________of __________
Religious services made communities __________
New way of worship= ________ and __________ on Judaism's sacred texts.
New practices helped _________ faith in the face of _________ and ______________
Jewish ______________ have enabled Judaism to ____________.
What new practices were introduced to help the Jews preserve their religion?
Summary
3-4 sentences
Use all of the terms in the word bank to write your summary!
Rabbi ben Zaccai
preserve
school
synagogue
religious services