1. Focus: What are the main tenets of Judaism?
Do Now: Timeline. Put the following dates in chronological order (oldest to most recent):
3300 BCE
2009 CE
10 CE
220 BCE
1790 BCE
1492 CE
2000 BCE
1941 CE
12 BCE

2. Correct Timeline: 3300 BCE 2000 BCE 1790 BCE 220 BCE 12 BCE 10 CE

3. Timelines: Important things to know
BCE dates go LARGEST to SMALLEST
CE dates go SMALLEST to LARGEST
Think of a number line in math—timelines work the same way

4. Reminders: QUIZ IN THE NEXT CLASS!
Early People
Mesopotamia
Map labeling
Timelines
Why did people start settling?
BINDERS must be in class by the next class period

5. HW #4 In your notes, make a KWL chart:
Add 3 facts from the reading about Judaism to the K column
2 Questions you still have in W column
Know
Want to Know
Learned

6. Judaism MYTHBUSTERS… Add notes about why each answer is True/False
For your notes:
monotheism—belief in ONE GOD
Tenets: major beliefs or ideas of religion or politics

7. Activity: Mapping Mesopotamia
Identify the locations on your map using p.78 in the World history Textbook

8. Notes: Basic Tenets of Judaism
Beginnings of Judaism
Palestine—bridge between Africa and Asia
Founder: Abraham is considered the father of the religion
Moses—some consider him the actual founder
BCE—led Hebrew slaves out of Egypt

9. 2. Major Tenets Monotheistic Holy Texts Covenant with God Rituals
Belief in one god, in Hebrew, “Yaweh”
All powerful being, no images created of him
Holy Texts
Torah: tells history of the Hebrew people
First 5 books of Hebrew Bible (and Christian Bible)
Ten Commandments (Exodus 19-20)
Talmud: book of Jewish Law and its interpretations
Covenant with God
God will protect the people/the people will obey God
God will send a Messiah (who has not arrived yet)
Rituals
Rabbis
Synagogues—temples/places of worship
Sabbath

10. 3. Kingdom of Israel 3 Kings: 1020 BCE-922 BCE
Saul
David
Solomon
Kingdom splits after 922 BCE
Israel (North)
Judah (South)
Babylonians take over
Roman Army takes Palestine, expels Hebrews in 1st century BCE

11. Vocabulary for Global History
Weekly or Bi-monthly
You get: term & definition
You need to: explain the SIGNIFICANCE (why is this an important term?)
Sample terms:
BCE CE
Domesticate
Nomad
River valley