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Israel and Judaism. Chapter Objectives. Compare the history of Israel to other groups we have studied Identify major leaders and their accomplishments Discuss the major changes that happened to Israel over a period of time Analyze the beliefs of Judaism. Bellringer.
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Chapter Objectives • Compare the history of Israel to other groups we have studied • Identify major leaders and their accomplishments • Discuss the major changes that happened to Israel over a period of time • Analyze the beliefs of Judaism
Bellringer • Name three important reasons why you think religion plays an important part in studying a group of people. Does religion matter when studying history? Explain your answer.
Where is Israel? • It borders the Mediterranean Sea • Its between Mesopotamia
What we know about the Israelites? : • They were monotheistic • Abraham is the father • Homeland is Canaan • Jacob, Abraham’s grandson, had 12 sons from which the 12 tribes existed
What happened in Egypt? • they wonder into Egypt • held as slaves • Moses leads them out • Makes a covenant with God and God delivers the law
What happened after Egypt • The Kingdom • Israelites conquer the tribes of Cannan • Saul is the first king • David the second, but greatest • Solomon built the great temple in Jerusalem • After his death, kingdom breaks up into Judah and Israel
How did the Kingdom collapse? • Captivity • The Chaldeans conquer Judah, the Assyrian conquer Israel • The prophets predicted destruction and called for Israel to come together • While in captivity, the Israelites became Jews and wrote their history through the Bible
Bellringer Name the following people and tell what they have in common
Who were the following people? • David Beckham • Adam Sandler • Kate Hudson • Slash (a.k.a. Saul Hudson) • What do they have in common? • They are Jewish
Video on Judaism • Use the worksheet to describe the beliefs, holidays, traditions and general information from the video • http://www.unitedstreaming.com/search/assetDetail.cfm?guidAssetID=fb47d28c-ead8-43ab-bfec-3eea945dbfe3&tabDisplay=myContent
What do Jews believe? • They are monotheistic • The Torah and other scrolls are written in Hebrew • Worship is in a synagogue • Doesn’t believe Jesus is the Son of God
History during and after Jesus • Zealots had a desire to overthrow the Romans • Jews kicked out of Jerusalem • Jews scatter into different areas of the world (Diaspora)
Holidays and Celebrations • Hanukah is closely related to Christmas • Rosh Hashanah is the day of atonement • Barmitzva celebrates adolescence
Other traditions and beliefs • Different groups: Orthodox and Hasidic • Doesn’t eat pork • Men wear yarmulkes over their head
Work for today • Chapter 3 sections 1, 2 and 3 reviews #1-6 • Copy the chart on page 85 that shows all the different alphabets