6SS Ch. 12 Review

Many Jews moved to Babylon because they were fleeing from an attack by the Assyrians.

Most Jews lived in Babylon in the year 550 B.C.E.

According to Judaism, the standards of right and wrong come from Abraham.

The result of Yohanan ben Zaccai’s meeting with the Roman general was the founding of a school.

The Ten Commandments contain only morals, no religious practices.

The split of Israel into two smaller kingdoms weakened the land of the Israelites after the death of Solomon.

Because the Jews spoke several languages in the Diaspora, they had to develop new forms of worship.

The Jews driving Antiochus and the Greeks from Jerusalem led to the building of the Second Temple.

A major belief of Judaism the importance of study.

"Should I help a child who is lost?" is a good example of a question of ethics.

Romans ruled the city of Jerusalem at the time that Herod ordered major construction on the Temple.

Because Jews depended on oral tradition to recall their history the Jewish Diaspora threatened the survival of Judaism.

Jews consider the Western Wall in Jerusalem a sacred place because it was built by King Solomon.

The festival of Passover celebrates the Jewish Diaspora.

Jewish forms of worship and ways of life were taught in many different countries by rabbis.

Judah is the part of Solomon’s former territory that was self-governing in 600 B.C.E.

Equality and social gatherings was a major teaching of Judaism.

The city of Yavneh was important to the survival of Judaism as a center for learning.

Another name for the Torah is the Talmud.

Polytheism is the common feature of most ancient religions Jews rejected.