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49 Cards in this Set
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In the worldview of Judaism, God is |
creator of a good world. |
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Synagogue worship |
for a time co-existed with Temple worship. |
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The Holocaust occurred in |
the early 1940s. |
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One becomes a Bar Mitzvah at age |
13 |
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Judaism celebrates God's deliverance from the Egyptians in this spring holiday. |
Passover |
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Because Utnapishtim was only a man, the Gods warned him to build a boat for humans and animals. |
True |
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Vishtaspa was the warrior clan of which Zoroaster was a member. |
False |
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Jews rejected Egypt as a place of refuge, seeking only Mesotamia instead. |
True |
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A ziggurat symbolized a meeting place for gods and humans. |
True |
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The plant of immortality was eaten by a serpent |
True |
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Hammurabi offered peoples justice based on a code received from Shamash. |
True |
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In Mesopotamia, the sacred marriage insured excellent agricultural results. |
True |
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Gilgamesh liked the wilderness creature Enkidu. |
True |
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In the New Year's festival, Bel-Marduk swore to the king of Babylon that he had struck suppliants on the cheek and humiliated them. |
False |
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Kashruth are food laws of Jews. |
True |
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Koshering of meat is preparing it to remove all blood. |
True |
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Reform Judaism is the largest group of Jews in the United States. |
False |
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The ark of the covenant was an iron safe. |
False |
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Tanakh is the sacred book of the Jews. |
True |
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Torah comprises the first five books of the Bible. |
True |
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When their temple was destroyed, Jews focused more on Torah. |
True |
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The Orthodox Jews are the dominant group in Israel. |
True |
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All Jews believe that Jesus was their Messiah. |
False |
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Judaism teahces strict monotheism |
True |
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In Judaism, only men are created in the image of God. |
False |
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In Judaism, the problem of humans in sin. |
True |
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A child born to Jewish parent is a Jew. |
True |
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Angra Mainyu |
The Evil Spirit |
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Gospel fo Matthew |
Magi |
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Ahura Mazda |
Fire |
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Instrument of Judgment |
Chinvat Bridge |
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In Ethics, Jews are the imitate |
God |
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Milk cannot Be eaten with ______. |
Meat |
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Jewish Day of Atonement |
Yom Kippur |
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In Judaism, food laws |
Kashruth |
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Can never be eaten |
Blood |
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The king of Uruk who sought immortality for Enkidu was ______. |
Gilgamesh |
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Abraham from Ur fo the Chaldeans was ancestor fo the religions of |
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. |
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The Mesopotamian agricultural goddess who descended into the underworld of Hades was |
Inanna |
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The hero of the Enuma Elish myth of Babylon is |
Marduk |
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In Zorastrianism, spiritual truth as a virtue is |
Asha |
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Zarathustra's first vision or revelation was of |
Vohu Manah |
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Mesopotamia means |
The land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. |
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The Mesopotamian city-state the most affected the Hebrews (Jews) was |
Babylon |
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In Zoroastrianism, bodies of the dead were disposed of |
by placing in a dakhma or in a lead coffin. |
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Persians declined after they defeated by the |
the Greeks |
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"Hear O Isreal! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone," is known as |
the Shema |
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In Judaism, a revered teacher, now ordained interpreter and leader of Judaism is a |
Rabbi |
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In the Bible the first five books comprise the |
Torah |