led the Romans to destroy Jerusalem

Persians captured the Babylonians and freed Jews. But why did Jews still dislike the Persians?

The Persians still ruled the Jews for many years..

Name the four important "beliefs" of Judaism (the ones discussed in Chapter 12)?

equality, God's laws, monotheism & teaching and learning

What was a somewhat surprising thing the Romans did?

allowed the Jews to govern some of their own issues

What did King Herod do?

ruled Judah under Romans, re-built Temple

What best describes the Talmud?

Ancient writings about the Hebrew Bible

Why did Jews move to Babylon?

The Babylonians took them captive

Why was Vespasian important?

he allowed Yohanan ben Zaccai build a school

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1
Who did the Jews believe their leaders to be?
like God
like the phrophets (example: Moses)
the same as other people
2
"A scattering over a wide area":
Synagogue
Diaspora
Gentile
Rabbi
3
What is an example of one of the Ten Commandments?
Thou shall do homework.
Thou shall drink Starbucks.
Thou shall steal.
Thou shall not kill.
4
What did Titus do?
rebuilt Solomon's Temple
allowed Yohanan ben Zaccai to build a school
executed 50,000 Romans
led the Romans to destroy Jerusalem
5
Persians captured the Babylonians and freed Jews. But why did Jews still dislike the Persians?
The Persians forced idol worship on the Jews.
The Persians still ruled the Jews for many years..
The Persians destroyed Solomon's Temple (again)
Ms. Bochicchio became their leader.
6
Name the four important "beliefs" of Judaism (the ones discussed in Chapter 12)?
monotheism, military sucess, the Torah and God's laws
God's laws, Jewish history, learning & 10 Commandments
equality, God's laws, monotheism & teaching and learning
monotheism, God's laws, equality, 10 Commandments
7
Hanukkah celebrates:
Jen's Birthday
King Cyrus allowing Jews to go back to Babylon
A Jewish military victory
The 88 years of Jewish independence after rule by Greeks
8
What was a somewhat surprising thing the Romans did?
they provided the Jews with food and water
allowed the Jews to govern some of their own issues
destroyed Jerusalem
they didn't destroy the sacred Temple of Solomon
9
Who is the most awesome "Quiz person"? I learned it in one night. Be proud.
Bobby Jo
Abraham
Suzie Q.
Ms. Bochicchio
10
From the Babylonians -----> Romans, approx. how many years occured? The CLOSEST number.
a century
1,000 years
550 years
10 years
11
What group mass executed Jews at the beginning of their invasion?
Greeks
Babylonians
Romans
Assyrians
12
What city became the center of Jewish learning and teaching?
Yavneh
Boston
Judah
Jerusalem
13
Who forced "idol worship" on the Jews?
The Greeks
The Assyrians
Babylonians
The Romans
14
What did King Herod do?
led the Greek army to victory
ruled Judah under Romans, re-built Temple
built a school in Yavneh
allowed Yohanan ben Zaccai build a school
15
During what time period did Jewish people have independence?
between Persian & Greek rule
Between Babylonian & Persian rule
during the extra ten minutes during 6th period
Between Greek & Roman rule
16
What best describes the Talmud?
Another name for the Torah
A book written by author "Joe Moe"
Record of Jewish conquests
Ancient writings about the Hebrew Bible
17
Why did Jews move to Babylon?
because K. Bochicchio was there
They were fleeing the Romans
The Babylonians took them captive
To teach monotheism
18
What group of invaders was Yohanan ben Zaccai fearful would destroy Judiasm and Jerusalem?
The Romans
The Greeks
The Babylonians
The Persians
19
Why was Vespasian important?
he was in charge of the Romans executing Jews
he began the first Jewish school in Yavneh
he began one of the first synagogues
he allowed Yohanan ben Zaccai build a school
20
Jews were monotheistic but during ancient times most religions were:
Manitheist
Koreytheist
Polytheist
Muchotheist
21
The teachings of Judaism are written down in:
The Hebrew Bible
All of the above
The Talmud
The Torah
22
What is the BEST description of a rabbi?
a priest
a holy man
a religious phrophet
a religious teacher
23
What happened to Israel after the death of Solomon?
It united into one part
Absolutely nothing
It split into three parts
It split into two parts
24
How was the city of Yavneh important to the survival of Judaism?
As a center of learning
because it was the ancient location of the MODs
As the site of a temple
As the political capital
25
During The Diaspora Jews let all adult males to read from the Torah. What had the rule before?
only rabbis
both Jews and gentiles
all people
all adult men and women
26
Why did the Diaspora threaten the survival of Judaism?
They scattered in many lands
They began to learn from rabbis
They had to pay heavy taxes

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