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TJITMW Chapter6-4
Chapter6-4
Term | Definition |
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Diaspora | the spread of Jews and their customs and culture beyond the Jewish homeland and across the Mediterranean |
Who was the Jewish priest that led the guerrilla fight against Seleucid rule? | Judas Maccabeus was Jewish priest that led the guerrilla fight against Seleucid rule. |
What did the Romans rename Judaea to and why? | Romans renamed Judaea “Palestine” as a kind of punishment after crushing a Jewish revolt. |
Who gained support of the common people? | *Pharisees gained support of the common people by teaching Jewish families to practice Torah’s teachings with greater devotion. |
*Some Jewish people wanted to cooperate with the Romans, which others wanted to rebel openly. | *Some Jewish people wanted to cooperate with the Romans, which others wanted to rebel openly. |
Who defeated the Persians and brought Greek rule to Judah? | Alexander the Great |
*The Dead Sea Scrolls reveal a great deal about Judaism during Roman times. | *The Dead Sea Scrolls reveal a great deal about Judaism during Roman times. |
Under Greek rule, few Jews migrated into other parts of the Greek empire. | FALSE |
The Diaspora was a Greek version of the Hebrew Bible that helped spread Jewish ideas. | FALSE |
The Seleucids required the Jews to do which of the following? | worship Greek gods and goddesses |
The annual festival of Hanukkah celebrates the Maccabees driving the Seleucids out of Judah. | TRUE |
The Pharisees urged the Jews to respond to Roman rule by ______. | practicing the Torah's teachings with greater devotion |
Which group was made up of wealthy noble families and included many priests and scribes in the Temple? | Sadducees |
The Dead Sea Scrolls might have been written by the _____________. | Essenes |
The Zealots were ultimately successful in retaking Jerusalem from the Romans. | FALSE |
Yohanan ben Zaccai founded a school that helped preserve the Judaic spirit after the loss of Jerusalem. | TRUE |