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chapter 6 lesson 4
The Jews in the Mediterranean World
Question | Answer |
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Diaspora | the spread of Jews and their customs and culture beyond the Jewish homeland and across the Mediterranean. |
Judas Maccabeus was Jewish priest that led the guerrilla fight against Seleucid rule. | |
Romans renamed Judaea “Palestine” as a kind of punishment after crushing a Jewish revolt. | |
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. | |
The Dead Sea Scrolls reveal a great deal about Judaism during Roman times. The Zealots were the MOST AGGRESSIVE of the Jewish groups | |
Who defeated the Persians and brought Greek rule to Judah? | D. Alexander the Great |
Under Greek rule, few Jews migrated into other parts of the Greek empire. | B. FALSE |
The Diaspora was a Greek version of the Hebrew Bible that helped spread Jewish ideas. | B.FALSE |
The Seleucids required the Jews to do which of the following? | A. Worship Greek gods and goddesses |
The annual festival of Hanukkah celebrates the Maccabees driving the Seleucids out of Judah. | A.TRUE |
The Pharisees urged the Jews to respond to Roman rule by | C. 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? | B. Sadducees |
The Dead Sea Scrolls might have been written by the | C. Essenes |
The Zealots were ultimately successful in retaking Jerusalem from the Romans. | B. FALSE |
Yohanan ben Zaccai founded a school that helped preserve the Judaic spirit after the loss of Jerusalem. | A.TRUE |