Important People
The king who conquered Greece and the Persians and allowed the Jews to stay in Judah.
Who is Alexander the Great?
The Israelites were in exile here.
What if Babylon?
Food that is prepared according to Jewish dietary laws.
What is Kosher?
The Jewish group made up of wealthy noble families that favored cooperation with the Romans.
Who are the Sadducees?
The number of of Tribes of Israel.
What is 12?
Cyrus
The Israelites rebuilt their temple here.
What is Jerusalem?
Jewish houses of worship.
What are synagogues?
The Jewish group that lived in Qumran and most likely wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Locust is this that often migrates in large numbers.
What are grasshoppers?
Who is Judas Maccabeus?
What is Mount Sinai?
Teachings from God received by Moses that became part of the Hebrew Bible.
What is the Torah?
This group of Jews had the support of the common people and stressed both written and oral law.
Who are the Pharisees?
The Phoenicians' most valued product was cloth this color.
What is purple?
The Seleucid king who made the Jews to worship Greek gods and goddesses.
Who is Antiochus IV?
The capital of Israel.
What is Samaria?
The belief in one all-powerful, just and powerful God.
What is momotheism?
This group of Jews wanted to fight for their freedom against the Romans?
Who are the Zealots?
A gold-covered wooden chest that the Israelites believed held the Ten Commandments.
What is the Ark of the Covenant?
The most famous rabbi who started a school in Yavneh to teach the Torah.
Who is Yohanan ben Zaccai?
Name given to Judea by the Romans; refers to the Philistines.
What is Palestine?
This Greek word means scattered.
What is Diaspora?
Jewish religious leaders.
Who are rabbis?
The entire Hebrew Bible.
What is the Tanakh?