Judaism Flashcard Wagoner

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The most sacred Jewish text is called the

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Torah

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Which man was called the "father of the Jews"?

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Abraham

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How did ancient Judaism differ from other religions at that time?

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belief in one God

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What place did the Jewish people believe was the promised land?

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Canaan

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Who gave Judaism its fundamental laws?

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Moses

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What did King Solomon create that would become a powerful symbol to the Hebrews of their faith in God?

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the temple in Jerusalem

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Moses received the Ten Commandments after the Hebrews left Egypt. What was their flight from Egypt called?

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the Exodus

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The Torah

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consists of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.

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To understand the history of the Jewish people and the development of Judaism, historians rely on: a variety of written records, archaeological artifacts, The Torah, or all of the above?

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all of the above.

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By 1000 B.C.E. King David had

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set up the kingdom of Israel in Canaan.