Historical Bg Of Jesus geo and poli

Question 1

Greeks referred the beloved country as…

Answer 1

Palestine after the Philistines, a seafaring group of pirates who loved in the northern coastal areas of the land.

Question 2

The jews loved the name of the Greeks for their land.

TRUE OR FALSE

Answer 2

FALSE

Question 3

Three key regions of the Holy Land at the time of Jesus

Answer 3

Galilee, Samaria, and Judea

Question 4

In this place, the northern land was fertile, rolling hills watered by the JORDAN RIVER and the SEA OF GALILEE

Answer 4

Galilee

Question 5

Farmers and shepherd prospered in this reigion

Answer 5

Galilee

Question 6

Jesus was a _____ as were most of his apostles

Answer 6

Galilean

Question 7

Population in galilee was mainly…

Answer 7

Jewish but no-jewish was also there

Question 8

Jesus grew up in _____ a small town that consists about 1200 ppl

Answer 8

Nazareth

Question 9

Other cities in Galilee that was important to Jesus

Answer 9

Capernaum, Cana and Bethsaida

Question 10

This is the region that lies to the south of Galilee

Answer 10

Samaria

Question 11

Samaritans accepted the law of Moses and the belief in one God, though they rejected the the Temple in Jerusalem as the center of Jewish worship
TRUE OR FALSE

Answer 11

TRUE

Question 12

Where did the samaritans construct their own shrine?

Answer 12

Mount Gerizim

Question 13

Relations between Samaritans and Jews were…

Answer 13

Strained

Question 14

Jews considered them ____ and hated them even more than ____

Answer 14

Heretical; pagans

Question 15

Region wherein in the south was dry, barren, craggy land

Answer 15

Judea

Question 16

Main inhabitants in Judea were…

Answer 16

Jews who returned after the Babylonian captivity

Question 17

In the center or Judea was…

Answer 17

Jerusalem

Question 18

It is the center of government, economy, and religion

Answer 18

Jerusalem

Question 19

Most of the Judean lived in this city and also in…

Answer 19

Jericho

Question 20

Two deserts in judea

Answer 20

Southern Judea and Dead Sea

Question 21

Where Jesus retreated after his baptism

Answer 21

judea

Question 22

Other cities in judea thats significant to Jesus are…

Answer 22

Bethlehem and Bethany

Question 23

Israel was part of the ____ empire

Answer 23

Roman

Question 24

Peace of rome

Answer 24

Pax Romana

Question 25

Their common language

Answer 25

Latin

Question 26

They had a good system of..

Answer 26

Justice

Question 27

They had a strong…

Answer 27

Military force

Question 28

He was a cunning, crafty and in many ways cruel ruler

Answer 28

Herod the Great

Question 29

King Herod the Great’s sons

Answer 29

Herod Archelaus, Herod Antipas, Herod Philip

Question 30

(One of the sons)

• he controlled the lands of Batanea, Trachonitis and auranitis
• was described as an excellent ruler who loved peace and was careful in maintaining justice

Answer 30

Herod Philip

Question 31

(One of the sons)

• he ruled Perea and Galilee, Jesus’ home and province
• the one who executed John the Baptist
• played an instrumental past in arrest and trial of Jesus

Answer 31

Herod Antipas

Question 32

Philip’s wife

Answer 32

Herodias

Question 33

(One of the sons)

• he gained most of Samaria, Idumea, and Judea
• he was a blood thirsty ruler, killing 3 thousand of his subjects
• after 9 years, Rome removed him and in his place appointed a Roman Prefect

Answer 33

Herod Archelaus

Question 34

Roman Prefect is tasked to:

Answer 34

• collect taxes
• confirm sentences imposed by the Jewish Court
• keep peace, and report Rome about the general state or affairs
• appoint and depose the Jewish priest
• command auxiliary forces in Judea

Question 35

Who was the Roman Prefect during Jesus’ time?

Answer 35

Pontius Pilate

Question 36

Pilate was a high-handed stern ruler who did nothing to endear himself to Jews
TRUE OR FALSE

Answer 36

TRUE

Question 37

He didnt rob treasury and slaughtered many defenseless Jews

TRUE OR FALSE

Answer 37

FALSE

Question 38

Jews at the tim of Jesus spoke of their beloved country as the…

Answer 38

Promised Land, the Land of Israel, the Land of Judah, or simply The Land