Transcript The Phoenicians and Judaism

Phoenician Sea
Power
Phoenicians
• Lived in along the
coast of modern day
Lebanon
• Mountainous terrain
made it difficult to
farm
Sea Snails – The Murex
Great Sea Power:
1100 BCE – 800 BCE
• Phoenicians
became
expert
sailors
• Established
trade
routes and
trading
colonies
throughout
the
Mediterranean
Riding the Seas
How far did the Phoenicians sail??
The Greek
historian,
Herodotus
claimed that
the Phoenicians
had
circumnavigated
Africa
The First Alphabet
• Created the Alphabet
• “The Carriers of
Civilization”
– Spread ideas,
technology, customs from
the Middle East through
the Mediterranean as
they traded
• In your journal,
– Explain how the geographic location of a group
of people might influence their culture.
– Explain how the alphabet became widely used
in such a short period of time and how it could
influence other cultures.
Judaism – The Beginning
Judaism Beliefs
• Israelite history and religion
closely related
• Each event showed God’s
plan for the Israelite people
• These beliefs developed into
Judaism – it differed from
other beliefs from this time
– Monotheistic
– God is present everywhere
– God has complete power
Judaism Beliefs
Judaism Beliefs
• Ten Commandments are the heart of Judaism
• In addition, the Torah gave other laws
– Everyday matters
– Punishment for crimes
– Laws were carried out with justice and mercy
Judaism Beliefs
• Prophets
– Religious teacher speaking for God
– Code of ethics or moral behavior
– Live good and descent lives
– Protect the poor and weak
– All people equal before God
– Leaders were human, not worshipped
– Kings had to obey God’s laws just as shepherds
Effects of Judaism
• Diaspora
• Celebration
called the
“Pass Over”
Effects of Judaism
• Had an important
influence on two later
religions
– Christianity and Islam
• Have their beginnings
from Judaism
• Came from the same
geographic areas
• Monotheistic
• Honor the prophets
• Share the same point
of view
Review
• In your journal:
– Explain how the religion of Judaism were different
from other ancient religions.
– Explain their core beliefs
– Explain how other major religions of the world
were influenced by Judaism