Topic 2: L5-7: Judaism

The holiday Hanukkah celebrates...

Why was Esther important to the Jews?

The most important laws in Judaism are the 10 commandments.

A binding agreement is a covenant?

Who destroyed Jerusalem in 70CE?

Which two of the civilizations below conquered the kingdoms of Israel and Judah?

Who were known as the patriarchs or forefathers of the Jewish people

The term diaspora refers to...

There are now, finally, more people living in Jerusalem than are living in Diaspora.

What is the belief in one god?

According to the Torah, God instructed Abraham to do what?

The stories of the patriarchs were told for hundreds of years and were eventually written down and became known as?

Everything we know about early Jewish history comes from the Bible

Despite being dispersed throughout the World, Jewish people still consider ______________their spiritual home.

Who was the first king of Israel?

One big difference between Jewish "judges" and other ancient rulers was:

What are the 1st 5 books of the Hebrew bible called?

What other 2 major monotheistic religions did Judaism help shape?

Who had the first great temple built in Jerusalem?

Beliefs about what is right and wrong are ethics?