How was Judaism different than previous polytheistic belief systems? Be sure to include beliefs, laws and written sources, and also make it 5-10 sentences long, or more.

Judaism was different than previous polytheistic belief systems because it is monotheistic. Jews were the first religion to believe that there was only one god, whereas other religions thought there were many. Other ancient nations didn't share this view, however. for example, the Greek and Romans believed in many gods and idolized them.