Hellenistic Influence on Jewish Society

Greek and Jewish Cultural Interaction in the Hellenistic World

6th Grade·Social Studies·NCHS

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Analyze how Greek language and culture influenced Jewish communities in Egypt and the Levant.

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Greek and Jewish Cultural Interaction in the Hellenistic World

6th Grade · Social Studies · NCHS

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Analyze how Greek culture spread to the Eastern Mediterranean and shaped Jewish society, the Maccabean Revolt, the emergence of Rabbinic Judaism, and early Christianity.

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WH-ERA-3.S1.18National Center for History in the Schools Standards · 6th Grade

[Grades 9-12] Analyze the significance of the interaction of Greek and Jewish traditions for the emergence of both Rabbinic Judaism and early Christianity. [Reconstruct patterns of historical succession and duration]