The birthplace of Christianity was a remote territory at the eastern end of the _____________________.

• Indian Ocean

• Red Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Pacific Ocean

Referred to as Judea by the Romans, this area had once been ruled by King David and King Solomon when it was part of the ancient kingdom of ________.

• Israel

• Egypt

• China

• India

The _______ of the region were devoted to their homeland and to their belief in a single God.

• Christians

• Muslims

• Hindus

• Jews

According to the New Testament, Jesus was born in _________.

• Greece

• India

• Judea

• Rome

Once an independent kingdom, Judea came under ________ rule in 63 B.C.E.

• Egyptian

• Greek

• Chinese

• Roman

The Romans attempted to govern Judea by appointing ______ rulers who agreed with Roman rule.

• Jewish

• Ukrainian

• Egyptian

• Roman

In 37 B.C.E., Rome appointed a man named _______ to be the king of Judea.

• Ceasar

• Nero

• Hannibal

• Herod

Although Herod was not Jewish by birth, he practiced the _______ religion and rebuilt the Temple of Jerusalem.

• Christian

• Jewish

• Muslim

• Hindu

When Herod died in 4 B.C.E., his kingdom was divided among his three ______.

• brothers

• daughters

• sons

• siblings

The military governor maintained order and ensured that Judeans paid taxes to _________________

• Rome

• Egypt

• Greece

• China