World History Ch 3 Part 2

Question 1

In 620 BC this group of people conquered the kingdom of Judah

Answer 1

Egyptians

Question 2

In 605 BC this group of people conquered the Egyptians taking control over the kingdom of Judah

Answer 2

Chaldens

Question 3

The Jews united with the Egyptians to rebel against what group of people and what king

Answer 3

Chaldean

Question 4

This king captured Jerusalem in 597 BC

Answer 4

King Nebuchadnezzer

Question 5

What was the Babylonian Captivity

Answer 5

Chaldean ruler crushed Jerusalem destroyed temple took him and thousands of Jews to Babylon

Question 6

In 538 BC this Persian king allowed the Jews to return to Judah

Answer 6

King Cyrus

Question 7

This scribe combined the Torah and writings to create what

Answer 7

Hebrew Bible

Question 8

The Hebrew Bible has how many books

Answer 8

34 books

Question 9

When the Tower of Babel was built and it displease God, what happened

Answer 9

God disapproved and made people speak different languages

Question 10

Who was Daniel

Answer 10

Trusted advisor of the king

Question 11

In 331 BC this “great” warrior/king defeated the Persians to take control of Judah

Answer 11

Alexander the Great

Question 12

Alexander introduced the Jews to the ways of which people

Answer 12

Greek

Question 13

What is Diaspora

Answer 13

Scattering of Jews outside of Israel

Question 14

In 168 BC this Greek ruler controlled Judah and decided to make the Jews of Judah worship Greek gods and goddesses

Answer 14

Antiochus

Question 15

This priest built an army to rebel against the Greeks and “cleansed” the temple making it a temple for the God Israel

Answer 15

Judah Maccabees

Question 16

Judah Maccabaeus’s army was called the what

Answer 16

Maccabees

Question 17

4 major Jewish holidays

Answer 17

Passover. Celebrate escape of Jews from slavery
Rosh Hoshanna. Jewish New Year
Yom Kippur. To make amends for sins of the year
Hanukkah. Celebrate religious freedom

Question 18

Jewish laws affected these 3 things

Answer 18

Education
Food
Clothes

Question 19

Why were sons valued in the Jewish family

Answer 19

Carried on family name

Question 20

Why was education important to the Jews

Answer 20

Taught by moms, fathers taught them how to earn an income and to worship God

Question 21

What is kosher food

Answer 21

Animals must be killed in a certain way salted and soaked

Question 22

Jewish men dressed how

Answer 22

Tunics made of linens caps or turbans, and sandals

Question 23

Jewish women dressed how

Answer 23

Draped in long, simple dresses, covered head with shawls, leathers

Question 24

In 63 BC these people conquered Judah

Answer 24

Romans

Question 25

The Romans renamed Judah what

Answer 25

Judaea

Question 26

The king was the most famous king of Judea and most famous for being the king when Jesus was born

Answer 26

King Herod

Question 27

Who were the Pharisees

Answer 27

Jews who taught Torah and how to apply its laws to daily lives

Question 28

Who were the Sadducees

Answer 28

They were concerned about how it applied to the Priest in the Temple

Question 29

Who were the Essenes

Answer 29

Priests who broke away from the Temple in Jerusalem

Question 30

In AD 1947, these scrolls were discovered in a desert near the Dead Sea

Answer 30

Dead Sea Scrolls

Question 31

In AD 66, this group of Jews revolted against the Romans and drove them from Israel only to have the Romans retake Jerusalem four years later

Answer 31

Zealots

Question 32

In AD 132 the Romans renamed Judah what

Answer 32

Palestine

Question 33

One of the most famous rabbis was who

Answer 33

Yohanan ben Zaccai

Question 34

What did Rabbi Johanna Ben Zakkai do? | What is he known for

Answer 34

Taught the Torah | After Jerusalem fell he made sure the study of Torah continued

Question 35

What is the Talmud

Answer 35

A book of the Torah that deals with every aspect of daily life

Question 36

In what year did Israel become a country

Answer 36

1948