To what extent did the religion, ethnicities, and languages of Israel's region change because of its exposure to other cultures?
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In ancient history, Israel had a very complex society with few religions, ethnicities, and languages. *JUDAISM (a religion that existed during the time of the old Hebrews) was the most popular religion, being *MONOTHEISTIC. The people who believed in these religions were called *HEBREWS (people who inhabited Israel in ancient history). The two languages, Aramaic and Hebrew, were *SEMITIC LANGUAGES. -
Ancient Samaritans spread to Israel in the 8th century. These Samaritans were transported by the *ASSYRIANS(an ethnic group in the Middle East) in 722 BC. They were said to be a small group of Jews originating from *SAMARIA(a region in Asia) who spoke *ARAMAIC(a Semitic language). They were sent to repopulate Israel and eventually, Samaritans combined with the Israelites. -
Jews from all across the world have been immigrating to this area since the late 19th century for a better standard of living. Those who immigrated spread languages to Israel like English and Arabic. Some religions spread were Christianity and Islam. Jews from Germany fled from their home because *ADOLF HITLER(a German leader) came to power and persecuted Jewish people. Many other Jews immigrated from different continents, due to certain circumstances in their own country. -
Israel fought many wars with nearby Arab states spreading ethnicities, religions, and languages in 1948-1982. The explanation behind is that the *UNITED NATIONS divided these states and some Arabs lived in designated Jewish states, causing an outbreak of war. During this time, large amounts of Jews travelled to Israel to flee, which was mostly occupied by Arabs. These Arabs mostly spoke *ARABIC(a language spoken by Arabs). Arabs were said to have practiced *ISLAM(a religion in the Middle East)
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Today, Israel has many diverse ethnicities, languages, and religions. Religions practiced today are Judaism, *ISLAM(*MUSLIM are people who practiced this religion), *CHRISTIANITY (a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion). Within these religions, there are many languages that exist in Israel today, like English, *HEBREW(an ancient language in Israel), few Jewish Aramaic speakers and some Arabic speakers. Hebrew is currently the main language of Israel after it was revived in 1881.
