Jewish Diaspora

After the death of King Solomon, the center for Judaism and the Jewish nation was

• Mesopotamia

• Israel

• Judah

• Judea

The Second Temple of Jerusalem was destroyed by which empire?

• Assyrian

• Babylonian

• Persian

• Roman

The kingdom of Israel divided into Israel and Judah after which event?

• the death of King Solomon

• Israel's conquest by Babylon

• the Israelites' migration to Egypt

• the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem

The scattering of the Jewish people that took place during the period of Roman control over the eastern Mediterranean was largely a result of Jewish

• service in the Roman military

• rebellions against Roman power

• control over major Roman trade routes

• appointments to Roman administrative positions

Which empire was the first foreign power to conquer the territory once controlled by David's kingdom of Israel?

• Persian

• Greek

• Assyrian

• Roman

Which factor contributed to the relocation of Jewish culture to Babylon?

• the conquest of Israel by a rising power from Mesopotamia

• the efforts of rabbis seeking to spread Judaism

• the outbreak of a famine in Palestine

• the Roman exile of the Jewish people