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Seat work

Students will quietly enter the room, find your seats and
discuss your three sticky notes on pages 182-187 with
your row group.


Central Question:
How is knowing about their past important to modern
day Jews? (1.5d)



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The Origins of Judaism
Quiz show:

What is the Diaspora?
Jewish communities outside the ancient Jewish
homeland.

Who were the First and second kings of Israel?
Saul and David

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Think about how groups disagree.

What sometimes happens
to the losers of the disagreements?
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A kingdom emerged in the Land of Israel,
but it was later divided and conquered.

Over time, Jewish communities spread to
many different parts of the ancient world.

The religious and ethical teachings of
Judaism influenced later religions and
civilizations.



Key Ideas
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judgein the Hebrew Bible, a leader who
could rally the Israelites to defend their land

exileseparation from ones homeland

synagogueJewish house of worship
Scripturesacred writing

prophetperson believed to be chosen by
God to bring truth to the people

righteousnessacting or living in a way that is
ethically right and obeys Gods laws

Key Terms
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The Teachings of Judaism

Jews call Moses our teacher for giving them their
laws.

Rabbis began to interpret how the laws should be
followed. The discussions were written in the
Talmud, finished about A.D. 600.

Because these written works are vital to Judaism,
many Jews work hard to understand and comment
on them.
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What is our main source
for early Jewish history?

In the Hebrew Bible, what was a judge?
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Saul, David, and Solomon were the first three kings of
Israel.

Solomon, Davids son, had the First Temple constructed.

Shortly after Solomons death, a civil war occurred, and
the kingdom of Israel was split in two parts, Judah in the
south and Israel in the north.
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The Kingdom of Israel
The northern kingdom of Israel ended when the
Assyrians conquered it.

About a hundred years later, the southern kingdom of
Judah was conquered by the Babylonians. They forced
the Jews to leave their homeland.

Finally, Cyrus the Great of Persia allowed the Jews to
return to Jerusalem.

In Jerusalem, the Jews rebuilt the city walls and erected
the Second Temple.

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The Diaspora
Describe how the Diaspora changed the way Jews
worshiped.

The Maccabees rebelled against Greek rule.

The Roman empire later ruled the Land of Israel.

Rome destroyed Jerusalem, dispersed the
Jews, and renamed the area Palestine.

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The Diaspora
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Which two religions share with Judaism
a belief in only one God?

Christianity and Islam

Of these three religions, which came first?
How can you tell?


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How are religion and culture connected?