Assyria-Persia

Which empire was known for allowing the Jews to return from captivity and rebuild their land?

• Assyria

• Babylon

• Persia

Under which empire did the Jewish people develop synagogues as a part of their culture?

• Assyria

• Babylon

• Persia

Under which empire were the Jews allowed to "self-rule"?

• Assyria

• Babylon

• Persia

Which empire was known for their brutality and ruthlessness in battle?

• Assyria

• Babylon

• Persia

Which empire conquered the Jewish region of Israel, deported many of the survivors, and replaced them with foreigners in the land?

• Assyria

• Babylon

• Persia

Who were the Samaritans?

• Rulers of the Jewish people of Judah

• Descendants of the foreign groups of people who intermarried with the Jews after the Assyria invasion

• Enemies of the Babylonians who fought to preserve the Temple

What language became a part of the Jewish culture because of the Babylonian captivity?

• Hebrew

• Aramaic

• Latin

Which empire was responsible for doing this to Judah? "The kingdom was extinguished; its political and religious elite were taken off to exile (...); the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed, and much of the city with it"

• Assyria

• Babylon

• Persia

Who was the leader of Persia that gave the Jewish people the opportunity to return to their homeland and rebuild it?

• Alexander the Great

• Cyrus the Great

• Antiochus Epiphanes

Which empire does this describe? "I cut off the heads of their fighters [and] built [therewith] a tower before their city. I burnt their adolescent boys [and] girls.”

• Assyria

• Babylon

• Persia