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Chapter 6 Lesson 4
An understanding of the Greek Rule in Judah
| 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.. | 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 teaching 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 |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Diaspora | the groups of Jews living ouside of the Jewish homeland. |
| version | a different form or edition; a translation of the Bible. |
| expand | to enlarge |
| dedication | a strong commitment |
| cooperation | working together |
| tensions | opposition between individuals or groups; stress |
| rabbi | the official leader of a Jewish congregation |
| documents | an official paper used as proof or support of something |
| In what way did rabbis help the Jews during the period of Roman rule? | The rabbis helped by explaining and teaching the Torah and providing moral guidance. |
| What was life like for the Jews in Greek-ruled lands? | The Jews were allowed to stay in Judah. The Greek language and Greek ways were introduced to Judah. |
| Which group gained control of Judah following Alexander’s death? | The Selucids gained control of Judah following Alexander’s death. |
| How did the Jews react to Roman rule of their homeland? | They rebelled on Roman's rule. |
| Who established a school for teaching the Torah at Yavneh? | The rabbi Yohanan ben Zaccai established this school at Yaveh. |
| 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. | TRUE |
| Romans renamed Judaea “Palestine” as a kind of punishment after crushing a Jewish revolt. | TRUE |
| Pharisees gained support of the common people by teaching Jewish families to practice Torah’s teachings with greater devotion. | TRUE |
| Some Jewish people wanted to cooperate with the Romans, which others wanted to rebel openly. | TRUE |
| The Dead Sea Scrolls reveal a great deal about Judaism during Roman times. | TRUE |
| The Zealots were the MOST AGGRESSIVE of the Jewish groups | TRUE |