CCSC Humanities
8 Benchmark 3
History/Grammar
(91 questions
and answers)
Creation Story - answer God creates world in
6 days and rests on the 7th
Adam and Eve - answer First humans in
Torah, Forced out of the paradise-like Garden
of Eden after eating the forbidden fruit,
tempted by Serpent
Abraham - answer Best known as the first
monotheist, founder of Judaism and ancestor
of Christianity and Islam, destroyed father's
idols
,Covenant - answer Abraham's agreement
with God that in return for Abraham's faith
and obedience, God will provide Abraham
with the land of Israel and numerous
descendants.
Israel - answer The Holy Land for all
Abrahamic religions: Jews believe it was
promised to them by Abraham. Christians
think it's holy because Jesus lived there,
Muslims think it's holy because Mohammed
went to heaven from there
Joseph - answer Betrayed by his brothers and
sold into slavery, becomes Governor in Egypt
after interpreting the Pharaoh's dreams;
Abraham's great-grandson
Moses - answer Stands up to his adopted
brother, the Pharaoh and leads the Israelites
out of slavery in Egypt, after God tells him to
through a burning bush
, Exodus - answer The Israelites' escape from
slavery in Egypt across the Red Sea after it is
miraculously split in two.
Reform - answer The most modern Jewish
denomination, has full equality for women
and homosexual people, believes in a more
figurative interpretation of the Torah
Conservative - answer A Jewish denomination
in between Reform and Orthodox in terms of
how traditional it is
Orthodox - answer The most traditional
Jewish denomination, women and
homosexual people do not have equal
standing in the community, strict
interpretation of the Torah, wear very
traditional clothes
Bar-Mitzvah - answer Ceremony that occurs
when a Jewish boy turns 13 and becomes an
adult in the community
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