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WORLD HISTORY
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Unlike other religions of the time, political leaders in Israel ____
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were believed to be directly descended from God, and therefore almost gods
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were required to burn the sacred texts after they read them
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were the sole authority on religious matters
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could not claim they alone knew the will of God, because the Jewish teachings were written down for anyone to read
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Jews were monotheists-they believed in and worshipped only one god. This stands out to historians because monotheism was relatively unique in the ancient world. Most ancient societies were polytheistic-they believed in and worshiped multiple gods.
Detailed explanation-2: -Religious Demography. The U.S. government estimates the total population at 8.8 million (midyear 2021). According to the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) classification system (2020 data), approximately 73 percent of the population is Jewish, 18 percent Muslim, 2 percent Christian, and 1.6 percent Druze.
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