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1 AUGUST 8, 2016 Turn in Civilization Collage to your period’s bin
Get out paper and a pencil Judaism Notes Ten Commandments Analysis HW: TEST FRIDAY! Vocab and Textbook notes due Friday

2 Early History Circa 2,000 B.C. Location: Middle East (modern day Israel) Religion at the time: polytheism Israelites one of many tribal people in the region includes Babylonians, Egyptians, Assyrians, etc.

3 The Covenant: Core beliefs of Judaism
Monotheism One true God, Yaweh Abraham’s descendants have a special bond with God “The Chosen People” Canaan (Israel) would one day belong to the descendants of Abraham Canaan is the “promised land” Jews always looking to return here All boys must be circumcised

4 Famine forces Israelites to migrate to Egypt
Become enslaved by Egyptians Moses Obedience to God will lead you out of bondage into the promised land Exodus 1446 B.C. Departure from Egypt 40 year walk through desert back to Canaan

5 Kingdom of Israel 1,000 B.C. kingdom is established
David unites warring Israelite tribes Solomon David’s son Beautifies Jerusalem Solomon’s Temple

6 Kingdom of Israel Kingdom splits into Israel and Judah in 922 B.C.
Conquered by Assyrians in 722 B.C. Judah conquered by Babylonians in 586 B.C. Babylonian Captivity Freed by Cyrus the Great Known as Jews due to their homeland being Judah

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8 Major Beliefs of Judaism
There is only one true God “God’s chosen people” Homeland of Canaan The Torah Holy book Contains the Old Testament Laws for cleanliness, criminal behavior, marriage, diet (kosher) among other things The Ten Commandments A set of moral and ethical laws

9 Jewish Diaspora Jews moved or where exiled to different regions
Maintained Jewish identity Judaism is an ethical religion Close-knit communities preserved customs and traditions Survived hundreds of years of persecution

10 Crash Course: Judaism


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