Survival History: Beginnings. Documented history. The chosen people. Early history. Ancient Israel. > Beliefs: Old Testament. Concept of the Covenant. Body of laws to fulfill the Covenant. The prophetic tradition. The Hebrew God. Minimizing of magic and superstition. The rule by law. Monotheism. Chosen people. Sense of history Separatism Evolution of Judaism: Impact of Alexander the Great on Europe. Classes among Jews. Conquest by the Romans. The Book of Daniel. The survival mechanism of monotheism. Selected theme: After northern Israel is conquered by the Assyrians in 722 BC, and the remainder conquered in 586 BC, why do the Jews survive without a homeland and do not disappear as do multitudes of other groups who are conquered over time?