SS325 Exam 1 SAQ study

Abraham

Believed to be a common ancestor and patriarch of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Sarah

Abraham’s wife, gave birth to Issac.

Issac

Son of Abraham. Abraham was ordered by God to bring him to the peak of a mountain and sacrifice him in his name.

Rebekah

Orchestrated the deception which led her husband Issac to bless Jacob rather than Esau.

Jacob

Fathered the 12 tribes of Israel, earning the name “Israel.”

Rachel

Jacob’s second (and preferred) wife.

Moses

Led the Hebrew people out of Egyptian captivity.

David

Defeated Goliath, becoming king and establishing Jerusalem.

Solomon

Jerusalem king who built the First Temple in Jerusalem.

• Also expanded Jerusalem to its greatest size

Torah

The first five Hebrew books, given to Moses on Mt. Sinai.

Talmud

Primary source of Jewish law and Rabbinic Jewish theory

Passover

Holiday commemorating the Jewish deliverance from Egypt.

First Temple

Central place of Jewish worship (built by Solomon) before it was destroyed by the Babylonians.

Second Temple

Built a few hundred years after the First Temple’s destruction, showing the Jewish people’s resilience.

Babylonian Captivity

Babylonian capture of Jewish people following the conquest of Judah. Prevented Jews from openly practicing their religion.

Roman Expulsion

Removal of Jewish people from Rome to the Mediterranean, Spain, France, and other places due to religious differences.

Spanish Inquisition

Attempted to identify heretics among those who converted from Judaism to Christianity.

Russian Pogroms

Series of large-scale anti-Jewish riots, occurring soon after Russia’s new land claims which included large populations of Jews.

Theodor Herzl

Jewish lawyer & journalist, Father of modern political Zionism.

• Began proposing Zionism after witnessing the Dreyfus Affair.

The Shoah

The Holocaust, in which Nazi Germany killed over 6 million Jews in concentration camps

Zionism

Belief that Jewish people are an autonomous nation, in need of a land claim and governing body.

The Balfour Declaration

British document declaring its support for a “Jewish homeland”

The Mandate

League of Nations mandate for the British to conduct administration over Palestine, to prepare them for self-government

Aliyah

Jewish movement to the Land of Israel, strengthening Zionist thought.