Year 7

Building the Temple (Temple period and start of Rabbinic Judaism)

In this lesson, we will learn about King David and King Solomon, as well as the building and destruction of the first and second temple.

Year 7

Building the Temple (Temple period and start of Rabbinic Judaism)

In this lesson, we will learn about King David and King Solomon, as well as the building and destruction of the first and second temple.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. David and Solomon.
  2. Destruction of the Temple.
  3. Mishnah Talmud.

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8 Questions

Q1.
What is a monotheist?
A person who believes in God
Correct answer: A person who believes in only one God
A person who does not believe in God
Q2.
What is a covenant?
A dance
A type of prayer
Correct answer: An agreement made between two parties
Q3.
What does omnibenevolent mean?
Correct answer: All loving
All powerful
Everywhere
Q4.
Which verse is known as the Shma prayer?
Correct answer: Hear O Israel, The Lord is God, the Lord is one
I am the Lord your God who has taken you out of Egypt
Love your neighbour as yourself, for I am God
Q5.
What are the names of the Jewish foremothers?
Dinah, Deborah, Huldah, Michal
Eve, Ruth, Esther, Miriam
Correct answer: Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, Leah
Q6.
True or False: According to the Torah, humans are created in the image of God.
False
Correct answer: True
Q7.
What does the Jewish belief in free will mean?
Correct answer: Everyone has the ability and right to choose what they will do, both good and bad
Everyone will only be able to choose to do 'the right thing'
Jewish people do not believe they have free will
Q8.
True or False: All Jewish people believe that God dictated the Torah to Moses
Correct answer: False
True

5 Questions

Q1.
How many years was King David king?
15 Years
Correct answer: 40 Years
70 Years
Q2.
Who built the First Temple?
King David
King James
Correct answer: King Solomon
Q3.
According to Jewish tradition, what book in Tanakh did King David write?
Kings II
Correct answer: Psalms
Song of Songs
Q4.
How did Jewish life change after the destruction of the Second Temple?
Everyone moved from Jerusalem but worship stayed the same.
Correct answer: Judaism moved to a religion focusing on Torah and Jewish law.
No change
Q5.
True or False: The Talmud is made up of two parts, the Mishnah and the Gemara.
False
Correct answer: True