The earliest historical reference to Judaism comes from the Torah, which describes the exodus of Jews from Egypt to Canaan around 2000 BC. Abraham is considered the first Jewish patriarch and introduced monotheism to the region in 1800 BC. Moses led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt around 1300-1200 BC and received the Ten Commandments from God at Mount Sinai. The Kingdom of Israel was established but divided into Israel and Judah after Solomon's death in 922 BC. Both kingdoms fell to the Assyrians and Babylonians by 722 and 586 BC, respectively, destroying Jewish temples and exiling many Jews. After almost 2000 years of diaspora, the modern state of Israel was established in

1. MAJOR WORLD
RELIGIONS
CHAPTER3
SECTION 4: Judaism
SECTION 2: Hinduism
OTHER
Buddhism, Islam and New Religions/No
Religion

2. JUDAISM
SECTION 4

3. The earliest historical reference to the Jewish
people comes from the Torah. It describes
their exodus from Egypt to Canaan.
Most Historians cite the earliest Jews to exist
from around 2000BC.
The Early Origins

4. THE
TORAH
Refers to the first five books in
the the Hebrew bible, but, can
also refer to all all of the Jewish
texts.
Christians call the Torah the
“Old Testament.”

6. AncientPalestine
The Hebrew people settled in Canaan, a land
they believed was promised to them by God. This
land was later named Palestine.

7. Abraham
Born in Ur, 1800 BC
Creates a covenant, or a promise with god
that if he leaves his house god would provide
him with a nation.
He was the first one to begin teaching people
that there is only one god, monotheism,
until then, polytheism was the main belief.
Abrahamic Religions

8. (Attempted) Sacrifice of Son
In order to prove his faith
to god, Abraham was asked
to sacrifice his son, Isaac.
Abraham agreed to do so,
right before the sacrifice,
god accepts Abrahams
loyalty and allows his son to
live.

9. MOSES &
THE EXODUS
The Hebrew bible states that the Israelites
migrated to Egypt because of droughts
and a threat of famine.
Originally, the Hebrews were accepted, but
eventually they were forced into slavery.

11. MOSES LEADS
THE WAY
“Let My People Go”
Moses around 1300-1200 leads the Israelites out of slavery
and helps lead.
-At Mount Sinai Moses prays and speaks to god and
brings down two stone tablets in which god gives him the
Ten Commandments.
-The Hebrews would return to where Abraham lived in
Canaans.

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14. The Kingdom of Israel
Canaan, the land the Jewish people
migrated to, had very hard conditions.
Water was never plentiful.
Rocky wilderness
Many deserts

15. Kingdom of Israel
1020-922BC
-The First King was Saul, followed by King David.
-Around 962BC, Solomon takes over. He was the
most powerful of the three Kings. He built many
temples in Jerusalem, he also built a royal palace near
these temples.
-Many of Solomon’s buildings strained the Kingdoms
finances and required many men for labor. As a result,
upon his death the Kingdom divided in two.

16. Those in the South revolted against those in the
North and two new territories were established.
Israel (North)
Judah (South)
The north was eventually
destroyed leaving only the
south, thus, the term
Judaism, derives from Judah.
922 BC

17. Assyria / Babylonian
From around 738BC, Judah/Israel had began
paying tribute, peace money to a stronger
empire, Assyria. By paying tribute, they hoped
to maintain peace.
However, despite tributes, the Assyrians came
in and conquered Israel. Israel fell by 722BC to
the Assyrians. Judah fell around 570BC to the
Babylonians.

18. Following the Assyrians conquest, the
Babylonians would take over the
Assyrians, also taking over what was Israel
and Judah in the process.
By 586BC Solomon's temples in Jerusalem was
destroyed and many of the survivors were exiled
to Babylon. There was a small positive
event in 539BC where the Persian King
Cyrus the Great allowed some Jewish people
to go back to Jerusalem to rebuild temples, but
most remained in Babylon.
Jewish people
still honor
Cyrus

19. Jewish Roman Wars 66-135 AD
In 66-70BC, Jerusalem is under control by the
Romans (more to come in Q2) In the failed revolt,
one million Jewish people are killed and around
100,000 enslaved.
This ended with the destruction of Jewish Temples,
and scattering the Jewish
population across Europe.

20. Jewish Diaspora

21. JUMP FORWARD
ALMOST TWO
THOUSAND YEARS.

22. 1918-1947 British Rule
Following the fall of the Ottoman
Empire, the British took over
Jerusalem starting 1918.
The British begin to accept more
Jewish people into the area during
this time, drawing criticism and
attacks from neighboring nations.
The Jewish population increases
by over 300,000 people.

23. 1947 UN Partition Plan
A creation of an
independent Arab and
Jewish state.
The Jewish population
accepted the proposal, the
Arab states did not.
Leading into an immediate
civil war.

24. 1948-49 Arab-Israeli War
The Israelis won the war.
Israel took 50% of the land which was
formerly given to Palestine.

25. Before 1947 1947 Partition Plan 1967 after civil war 2005

26. Fighting continues today
between Israel & Palestine
Embargoes
Water rights
Illegal Israeli Settlements
Walls in West bank
Hamas
Rocket attacks into Israel

27. Where do Jews live today?

28. Dietary Rules
Kashrut, refers to the foods that Jewish
people cannot consume. Sometimes,
referred to as Kosher.
Jewish people may not eat shellfish, pork,
mixing milk with meat.
Why Milk+Meat?

29. Chanukah
-Eight day Festival,
-Celebrating Jewish victory over the
Greeks,
-One candle is lit each day, in many
nations people receive one present each day,
-The date is close to Christmas.

30. ISRAEL & PALESTINE 2223 CRASH COURSE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wo2TLlMhiw