C4L4 The Jews in the Mediterranean World Vocab

Groups of Jews, their customs and culture living beyond the Jewish homeland, across the Mediterranean region

• the Diaspora

• Exodus

• Hanukkah

• the Talmund

The Greek version of the Hebrew Bible which helped spread Jewish ideas throughout the Mediterranean world

• Septuagint

• Hebrew Bible

• Christian Bible

• Torah

Romans expanded their empire by conquering Judah and renaming it

• Phoenicia

• Samaria

• Judaea

• Canaan

The _______ gained the support of the common people and helped to make Judaism a relgion of the home and family.

• Romans

• Pharisees

• Maccabees

• Diaspora

Devotion means

• caring about a little bit

• dedication; a strong commitment

• hatred of

• dislike

Ancient scrolls of leather, papyrus, and copper found in 1947 containing a complete copy of the Book of Isaiah and many other books of the Hebrew Bible

• Ten Commandments

• Proverbs

• Torah

• Dead Sea Scrolls

A Jewish group that wanted to fight for their freedom against the Romans

• Zealots

• Essenes

• Sadducees

• Pharisees

A Jewish group made up of wealthy noble families

• Pharisees

• Sadducees

• Essenes

• Zealots

A group of Jewish priests that broke away from the Temple in Jerusalem.

• Pharisees

• Sadducees

• Essenes

• Zealots

Jewish religious leaders

• rabbis

• priests

• pharaohs

• Maccabees