1. JUDAISM 1. Hills around the Jordan River Valley (Canaan) Hebrews 2. Stories from the Torah or Hebrew Bible 3. Biblical (religious) stories and archaeological evidence 4. Mesopotamia 5. Monotheism or the belief in one god 6. Egypt, enslave by the Egyptian Pharaoh 7. Moses, it’s the story of the 10 commandments in the bible 8. The 10 Commandments, a code of laws 9. Back in Canaan again 10. Into two kingdoms, Israel in the north and Judah in the south Assyrians and Chaldeans/Babylonians

2. BELIEFS OF JUDAISM 1.History and Religion 2.That the gods were connected to certain places or people God is everywhere 3.Set out religious duties and rules for correct behavior 4.They both tried to match punishment with the crime 5.Some laws protected women 6.Ethics and moral behavior, what’s right and what’s wrong 7.In most ancient civilizations leaders were viewed as gods, to the Israelites they were people

3. EFFECTS OF JUDAISM 1.Other groups tried to take over their homeland and scattered them throughout the rest of the world Diaspora 2.Lived in close communities and obey their religious laws 3.Christianity and Islam 4.Both had beginnings in Judaism Started in same geographic area Both are monotheistic Both same the same moral point of view