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Global Studies I



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Match the person on the left with the corresponding item on the right. You may use your text, Chapter 5, section 4 if necessary. Paul of Tarsus A. Christian martyr Simon Peter B. Fisherman and follower of Jesus Perpetua C. Issued the edict of Milan Constantine D. Wrote epistles and founded communities in the eastern Mediterranean









Official state religion focused on the worship of many gods and goddesses Emperors were often made gods by the Roman Senate Believed that observation of proper ritual guaranteed peace and prosperity Tolerant of other religions as long as those religions recognized the superiority and divinity of the Roman emperor.



The “Children of Israel” Migrated from Mesopotamia to Palestine (Canaan)  Lifestyle based on grazing flocks and herds  Migrated to Egypt and were enslaved until Moses led them out  Wandered for forty years in the desert before returning to Palestine to establish a united kingdom known as Israel. 



Spiritual Dimensions  Monotheistic

 There is but one God, called Yahweh, the

creator of the world and everything in it  Exodus 34:6 - 7



Three aspects of Judaism 

Covenant  Jews believed that God

made a promise to lead the Israelites out of bondage into the promised land



Murder

Law  Ten Commandments,

given to Moses on Mount Sinai (Exodus 20: 1-17)  Other restrictions including diet, Sabbath observance, circumcision



Prophets  Certain religious

teachers sent by God to serve as His voice to the people  Embraced a concern for all humanity  Cried out against social injustice  Warned of dire punishments for committing sins against humanity



By 6 AD, Judaea was made a Roman province and placed under the direction of a Roman official called a procurator



Jews differed in opinion about Roman rule 

Sadducees  priests  favored cooperation

with Rome



Pharisees  scholars  close observance of

religious law would protect Jewish identity from Roman influence



Essenes  lived apart from society  awaited a Messiah to save

Israel from oppression



Zealots  called for violent

overthrow of Roman rule  Jewish revolt began in 66AD and was crushed four years later by the Romans  Jewish temple in Jerusalem was destroyed

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