Judaism - Origins and Important Leaders

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

• more elegant temples

• belief in one God

• famous leader-heroes

• rules for how to act

The Jewish language

• Judaism

• Isrealite

• Hebrew

• yarmulke

In what year did Abraham lead the Jews from Mesopotamia to Canaan?

• 930 BCE

• 1000 BCE

• 1800 BCE

• 1950 BCE

What caused the Isrealites to flee Canaan and head for Egypt?

• Famine

• War

• Abraham ordered them to leave

• An earthquake

The Torah is the Jewish sacred text. What does the word "Torah" translate to in Hebrew?

• Sacred

• Holy

• Traditions

• Teachings

Commandments are laws that direct moral and religious behavior. How many commandments does the Torah contain?

• 10

• 2

• hundreds

• 20

Who was responsible for leading the Jews out of slavery?

• Abraham

• Moses

• King David

• King Solomon

According to the Torah, the faith that would become Judaism began with a covenant, or

• holy dream

• written contract

• sacred contract

• religious gathering

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

• Ur

• Egypt

• Canaan

• Babylon

According to the Torah, what did Moses bring to his people from Mount Sinai?

• food to eat in the desert

• the Ten Commandments

• most of the Hebrew Bible

• directions for building a temple