What weakened the land of the Israelites after the death of Solomon?

It split into two smaller kingdoms

What is true about about King Cyrus of Persia?

He allowed Jews to return to their homeland.

Why did many Jews move to Babylon?

They were taken there as captives by Nebuchadrezzar.

What change of events led to the building of the Second Temple?

The Persians conquered Babylon and let the Jews go home

Why do Jews consider the Western Wall in Jerusalem a sacred place?

It was part of the Second Temple.

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Jewish Diaspora

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TCI Judaism Chapter 12 World Religions 6th Grade Social Studies

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What weakened the land of the Israelites after the death of Solomon?
It suffered from a serious famine
It split into two smaller kingdoms
It formed unwise foreign alliances.
It fell to attacks by the Philistines
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What is true about about King Cyrus of Persia?
He stole treasures from the temple and destroyed it.
He allowed Jews to return to their homeland.
He married Esther.
He tried to kill all the Jews.
3
Who led the attack to destroy the Second Temple?
Titus
Antiochus IV
Cyrus
Nebuchadnezzer
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the scattering of the Jewish people outside their homeland, beginning in 586 B.C.E.
survived
exiled
Yavneh
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Why did many Jews move to Babylon?
They were hoping to spread the idea that there is one God
They were looking for a land with a more stable food supply.
They were taken there as captives by Nebuchadrezzar.
They were fleeing from attack by the Assyrians.
6
Which common feature of most ancient religions did the Jews reject (refuse, say no to)?
tradition
polytheism
morality
ritual
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to banish or expel from one's own country or home
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monotheism
exiled
survived
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What change of events led to the building of the Second Temple?
Nebuchadrezzar realized the need to reconstruct Judah.
Solomon brought the Ark of the Covenant from its tent.
The Persians conquered Babylon and let the Jews go home
The Jews drove Antiochus and the Greeks from Jerusalem
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The festival of Passover celebrates the
end of the Babylonian Exile
Exodus from Egypt
rededication of the Temple
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What does Hanukkah celebrate?
the rededication of the temple
the day the Lord saved Jerusalem from the Assyrians
the creation of Solomon's temple
escaping Egypt
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Why do Jews consider the Western Wall in Jerusalem a sacred place?
It was constructed with the stones of the Ten Commandments.
It was where many Jews died in rebellion against Rome
It was built by King Solomon.
It was part of the Second Temple.

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