Study Guide Chapter 7 “The Hebrews and Judaism”
Sections 1-2-3 pgs. 202-219 Name_________________________
Directions: You will need to know the material below to complete the multiple choice part of your test.
1. Identify an event that occurred before Abraham left Mesopotamia. ___________________________
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2. Identify one group of people that did not control the Israelites. _______________________________
3. Know what prompted the pharaoh to free the Hebrews. _____________________________________
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4. Give an example that shows that Hebrew women had few rights. ______________________________
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5. Explain how Mosaic laws are different from the Ten Commandments. _________________________
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6. Describe Judaism’s effect on later cultures. _______________________________________________
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7. Recognize what event was most responsible for ending the first Jewish revolt against the Romans.
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8. Explain how Judaism influenced the development of Islam. __________________________________
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9. Identify which holiday celebrates the rededication of the Second Temple. _______________________
10. Recognize why the Ashkenazim and Sephardim developed different rituals and cultures. ___________
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11. Know which day the Jews consider to be the most holy day of the year. _________________________
12. Summarize how the event at Masada ended. _______________________________________________
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13. Identify the prophet whose contents the Torah was revealed to. ________________________________
Directions: You will need to know the material below to complete the completion part of your Ch. 7 test.
14. The Bible traces the Hebrews back to a man named _________________________________________.
15. The story of ___________________________________ is told in the Bible as an example of how people should treat their family members.
16. Another name for the Hebrew Bible is the ______________________________________.
17. A group of Zealots locked themselves in a mountain fortress called _____________________________.
18. ___________________________________ is a language created by the Jews.
Directions: You will need to know the definition of each term below to complete the matching part of your
Ch. 7 test.
19. Abraham ___________________________________________________________________________
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20. Talmud ____________________________________________________________________________
21. Passover ___________________________________________________________________________
22. Ten Commandments _________________________________________________________________
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23. Dead Sea Scrolls ____________________________________________________________________
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24. Zealots ____________________________________________________________________________
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25. Diaspora ___________________________________________________________________________
26. High Holy Days _____________________________________________________________________
27. Moses _____________________________________________________________________________
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28. rabbis _____________________________________________________________________________