Vocabulary
People
Kings
Conquerors
Places
100
Define exile
Forced removal from one's native country
100
Which leader brought the Israelites into the Promised Land after the Exodus?
Moses
100
King Solomon built his temple in which city?
Jerusalem
100
When did the Assyrian Empire conquer Israel?
722 b.c.
100
Which Jewish community was farthest north?
Colonia Agrippina
200
What is a Jewish spiritual leader, or teacher, called?
Rabbi
200
When did Jews migrate to places around the world?
a.d. 70
200
Who was crowned king when Saul died?
David
200
Which empire conquered the kingdom of Judah?
New Babylon
200
Which community was closest to Jerusalem?
Alexandria
300
Define diaspora
dispersion or spread of a people from their original homeland.
300
Who were the powerful leaders who governed Israel before the kings?
Judges
300
Who was the king who encouraged Jewish people to return to their homeland and rebuild the Jewish state?
Cyrus the Great
300
When was the Second Temple destroyed?
a.d. 70
300
How did exiles travel to Genoa?
by ship
400
Which word means that a religion is based on the worship of a single God?
monotheism
400
Who built a school to teach Jewish scholars and preserve Jewish traditions?
Yohannan Ben Zakai
400
Which city was the site of a harbor built by King Herod?
Caesarea
400
Who's army destroyed Jerusalem in 586 BC, ending the age of kings for the Jews?
Nebuchadnezzar
400
How would the journey from Jerusalem to Babylon compare with the journey from Jerusalem to Colonia Agrippina?
The journey from Jerusalem to Babylon would be a shorter distance-- only across land. The journey from Jerusalem to Colonia Agrippina would have to be traveled by both land and sea, and was a longer distance.
500
Define covenant
A religious agreement with God
500
What was the name of the gigantic warrior King David defeated using a sling and stone
Goliath
500
Which king defended Israel against the Philistines and other enemies in 1020 BC
Saul
500
Which empire destroyed the second temple, leading Jews to migrate to places around the world?
Roman empire
500
What were the two kingdoms Israel was divided into around 922 BC, and where was each one located?
Israel in the north, and Judah in the south