SAT II World History : Judaism
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Example Question #1 : Judaism
Which of these major religions was the first to arise?
Confucianism
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Sikhism
Judaism
Judaism was the first of these religions to arise; it is the first of the Abrahamic monotheistic religions. It was followed, in the west, by Christianity, and then Islam.
Example Question #1 : Judaism
The term "diaspora" refers to __________.
The dispersal of Jewish people from their ideal homeland
The holy writings of Jewish prophets found in the Torah
The relationship between Jewish people and the "gentiles"
The enslavement of the Jewish people by the Pharaohs of Egypt
The funeral traditions of ancient Jewish culture
The dispersal of Jewish people from their ideal homeland
The term "Jewish diaspora" is used to refer to the forced dispersal of the Jewish people around Europe, the Middle East, and other locations around the world. The Jewish people have a long history of suffering and existing as a minority in empires, many of which were unfriendly or malevolent towards the Jews. At various times in Jewish history, the people have migrated to parts of Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas to escape persecution. This global collection of the Jewish population is referred to as the "diaspora."
Example Question #2 : Judaism
Who was the first Jewish king to unite all the tribes of Israel under one centralized government?
Solomon
Saul
David
Jacob
Moses
Saul
The first Jewish king to unite the tribes of Israel under one centralized government was Saul, in approximately 1000 CE. He was succeeded by David, who was in turn followed by Solomon.
Example Question #2 : Judaism
The Jewish sacred book is called __________.
the Four Noble Truths
the Bible
the Qu'ran
the Torah
the Hadith
the Torah
The Jewish sacred book is called the Torah; The Christian sacred book is called the Bible; The Islamic sacred book is called the Qu'ran. The Hadith is a collection of lessons and morals in the Islamic faith, and the Four Noble Truths are tenets of Buddhist philosophy.
Example Question #3 : Judaism
According to Jewish tradition, where did Moses receive the Ten Commandments from God?
Jerusalem
Mount of Beatitudes
Alexandria
Mount Sinai
Galilee
Mount Sinai
According to Jewish religious tradition, Moses led the Jewish people out of Egypt and into the desert in search of the Holy Land. During their forty-year walk through the desert, God delivered the Ten Commandments to Moses when Moses was praying on Mount Sinai in modern-day eastern Egypt.
Example Question #4 : Judaism
Which of these best describes the term "talmud"?
The forced dispersal of the Jewish population around Europe, and later, the world
The belief that the Jewish Messiah will one day come to Earth to provide salvation for his people
A collection of Jewish lessons and laws passed down over generations
The distrusting, negative, and often violent relationship that has frequently existed between Jewish and non-Jewish people
The Jewish book of God
A collection of Jewish lessons and laws passed down over generations
The Talmud is a Judaic text that contains lessons, laws, and rabbinical traditions passed down over generations as a guide to living a Jewish life. The term "diaspora" is used to refer to the forced spread of the Jewish population around the world.
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