1. AUGUST 8, 2016 Turn in Civilization Collage to your period’s bin
Get out paper and a pencil
Judaism Notes
Ten Commandments Analysis
HW: TEST FRIDAY!
Vocab and Textbook notes due Friday

2. Early History Circa 2,000 B.C.
Location: Middle East (modern day Israel)
Religion at the time: polytheism
Israelites one of many tribal people in the region
includes Babylonians, Egyptians, Assyrians, etc.

3. The Covenant: Core beliefs of Judaism
Monotheism
One true God, Yaweh
Abraham’s descendants have a special bond with God
“The Chosen People”
Canaan (Israel) would one day belong to the descendants of Abraham
Canaan is the “promised land”
Jews always looking to return here
All boys must be circumcised

4. Famine forces Israelites to migrate to Egypt
Become enslaved by Egyptians
Moses
Obedience to God will lead you out of bondage into the promised land
Exodus 1446 B.C.
Departure from Egypt
40 year walk through desert back to Canaan

5. Kingdom of Israel 1,000 B.C. kingdom is established
David unites warring Israelite tribes
Solomon
David’s son
Beautifies Jerusalem
Solomon’s Temple

6. Kingdom of Israel Kingdom splits into Israel and Judah in 922 B.C.
Conquered by Assyrians in 722 B.C.
Judah conquered by Babylonians in 586 B.C.
Babylonian Captivity
Freed by Cyrus the Great
Known as Jews due to their homeland being Judah

8. Major Beliefs of Judaism
There is only one true God
“God’s chosen people”
Homeland of Canaan
The Torah
Holy book
Contains the Old Testament
Laws for cleanliness, criminal behavior, marriage, diet (kosher) among other things
The Ten Commandments
A set of moral and ethical laws

9. Jewish Diaspora Jews moved or where exiled to different regions
Maintained Jewish identity
Judaism is an ethical religion
Close-knit communities preserved customs and traditions
Survived hundreds of years of persecution

10. Crash Course: Judaism