Judaism Vocabulary

God revealed the Ten Commandments on Mt. Sinai to whom?

• Messiah

• Moses

• Abraham

• Israel

Who is considered to be the founder, or father, of Judaism?

• Siddhartha Gautama

• Jesus of Nazareth

• Moses

• Abraham

Where was "the promised land" that the Torah says God promised to the Israelites as a permanent home? 

•  Ur
• Mesopotamia
• Egypt
• Canaan

The book of Exodus states that the Israelites were led out of slavery in Egypt by 

• Abraham
• Moses
• Joshua
• Jacob

the belief that there is only one god

• monotheism
• polytheism
• theocracy

• atheism

the first 5 books of the Hebrew Bible

• Torah
• Prophets
• Talmud
• The Writings

a binding agreement

• compromise
• Torah
• covenant
• commandment

a community of people scattered or forced to live outside their homeland

• exile

• diaspora
• famine

• migration

Check all that apply. What was unique to Judaism and not like other religions in ancient times?

• belief in punishment should fit the crime

• belief in multiple gods

• belief the king had to obey God's law.

• belief in one god

What caused the Israelites to leave Canaan and go to Egypt?

• famine

• war

• government force

• slavery