The Jews and Cyrus the Great

Who was the king of the Persian Empire that conquered Babylon in 539 B.C.?

• Cyrus the Great

• Darius the Great

• Alexander the Great

• Julius Caesar

What policy did Cyrus the Great adopt towards conquered people?

• Forced conversion

• Tolerance

• Enslavement

• Exile

What did Cyrus the Great encourage the Jewish people in Babylon to do?

• Stay in Babylon

• Return to their homeland and rebuild the Jewish state

• Convert to Persian religion

• Join the Persian army

Where did many of the Jewish people decide to stay?

• Judah

• Persia

• Babylonia

• Egypt

What did the Jewish people begin rebuilding in Judah?

• The First Temple

• The Third Temple

• The Second Temple

• The Great Wall

What became the central document of the Jewish faith?

• The Talmud

• The Quran

• The Hebrew Bible

• The Vedas

Where do Jews come to pray at a remnant of the Second Temple?

• Western Wall of Babylon

• Western Wall of Rome

• Western Wall of Jerusalem

• Western Wall of Persia

What do many visitors leave at the Western Wall?

• Coins

• Flowers

• Written prayers

• Stones