Chapter 6 History

Which empire renamed Judaea Palestine as a kind of punishment after crushing a Jewish revolt?

• The Romans

• The Persians

• The Philistines

• The Chaldeans

Who was a Jewish priest who led the guerrilla fight against Seleucid rule?

• Herod

• Essene

• Judas Maccabeus

• Simon ben Kosiba

According to Jewish tradition, what is a weekly day or rest and prayer beginning at sundown on Friday until sundown on Saturday?

• Diaspora

• Hanukkah

• Passover

• Sabbath

In 722 B.C. this group of people caused the fall of Israel and scattered the ten tribes

• The Philistines

• The Assyrians

• The Canaanites

• The Chaldeans

The Hebrew Bible says King Solomon taxed his people heavily to

• create tribes

• develop education

• build great tribes

• be mean

The Philistines, an eastern Mediterranean group, migrated from near present-day

• Syria

• Rome

• Greece

• Damascus

Which group developed a mixed culture while living among the Israelites?

• Romans

• Samaritans

• prophets

• Greece

Whom did early Israelites ask to choose a king for them?

• Samuel

• Daniel

• Saul

• Mr. Miller

Jews who lived outside of Judah; Greek word that means 'scattered'

• Torah

• Diaspora

• covenant

• Palestine

Name given to Judea by the Romans; refers to the Philistines

• Diaspora

• monotheism

• Palestine

• Judaism