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Chapter 6/ Lesson 4
The Jews in the Mediterranean World
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who defeated the Persians and brought Greek rule to Judah? | Alexander the Great. |
| 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 |
| Diaspora | The groups of Jews living outside of the Jewish homeland. |
| Version | A different form or edition; a translation of the Bible. |
| Expand | To enlarge. |
| Devotion | Dedication, a strong commitment. |
| Cooperation | Working together. |
| Tensions | Opposition between individuals or groups; stress. |
| Rabbi | The official leader of a Jewish congregation. |
| Document | An official paper used as proof or support of something. |
| How did Alexander and later the Seleucids affect the people of Judah? | Under Alexander, Judah remained the center of Judaism; the Diaspora took place; and a Greek version of the Hebrew Bible was written, which helped the spread of Jewish ideas in the Mediterranean world. Under the Seleucid kings, Jews had to worship other go |
| How did the rabbis help Judaism survive after the Roman conquest? | Rabbis taught and explained the Torah. They also provided moral guidance to others. Some Rabbis founded schools that preserved the basic beliefs of Judaism. |
| Diaspora | the spread of Jews and their customs and culture beyond the Jewish homeland and across the Mediterranean |
| Judas Maccabeus | 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 | 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 |
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