Bible

Question 1

Hellenism

Answer 1

Forced spread of Ancient Greek culture among other people

Question 2

Caesar Augustus

Answer 2

Brings peace to empire and is adopted son of Julius Caesar

Question 3

Herod the great

Answer 3

Cruel effective leader and killed Jews and sons

Question 4

Sadducees

Answer 4

Elite Jews, center of power is temple, Hellenistic, positive about overlords, believed in Torah

Question 5

Pharisees

Answer 5

Moderate Jews, practicing religion, power in synagogue, held on to Jewish tradition, mixed relationship with Romans, believed in Torah and prophets, fundamentalist

Question 6

Essences

Answer 6

Conservative fundamentalist Jew, lived tough monk lives, have own religious writings, didn’t get along with Jews

Question 7

Zealots

Answer 7

Belong to any groups, had political nature, sought Jewish independence,

Question 8

Jewish Roman war (66-70)

Answer 8

Led by zealots, take back Jerusalem, had success until Romans showed up

Question 9

Nero

Answer 9

Roman emperor, own army hates him because he is feminine, mad man- burned city of Rome and blamed Christians, tortures people, myth of his legacy coming back alive in spirit,

Question 10

Jamnia

Answer 10

School started by Pharisees