Unit 3: Judaism Review

How does the Torah say that Abraham first came to the land of Canaan?

• He guided the Israelites out of Egypt.

• He passed through the area as a wandering shepherd.

• He moved with his family from Mesopotamia.

• He led an army that won the land from the Philistines.

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

• belief in one God

• more elegant temples

• rules for how to act

• famous leader-heroes

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

• Ur

• Canaan

• Egypt

• Babylon

The word exodus means “departure.” In the history of the Israelites, the Exodus was the departure from:

• Ur

• Egypt

• Babylon

• Canaan

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

• food to eat in the desert

• most of the Hebrew Bible

• the Ten Commandments

• directions for building a temple

Who unified the Israelites into a single nation?

• Abraham

• Solomon

• David

• Moses

For which achievement is Solomon most famous?

• building a temple

• starting a school

• winning a battle

• uniting a nation

What weakened the land of the Israelites after the death of Solomon?

• It suffered from a serious famine.

• It split into two smaller kingdoms.

• It fell to attack by the Philistines.

• It formed unwise foreign alliances.

Why did many Jews move to Babylon?

• They were fleeing from attack by the Assyrians.

• They were hoping to spread the idea that there is one God.

• They were taken there as captives by Nebuchadnezzar.

• They were looking for a land with a more stable food supply.

Why did the Jewish Diaspora threaten the survival of Judaism?

• Jews paid heavy taxes to pay for a new temple.

• Jews began to learn from rabbis instead of priests.

• Jews depended on oral tradition to remember their history.

• Jews became scattered over a wide area.