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WorksheetsUnit 2. Section 3: 2nd Temple Judaism
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 29mins
This person built the first Jerusalem Temple; the center for Jewish worship life (which would later be destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar II and the Babylonians)
Saul
David
Solomon
This person's reign (along with the reign of his son Solomon) is remembered as the golden age of Israel because it was a United Monarchy.
David
Moses
Adam
Which is not a time period of Second Temple Judaism?
The Hasmonean Period
The United Monarchy
The Roman Era
The Hellenistic Era
This ruler issued a decree that the Jews who lived in exile in Babylon were now allowed to return to Judah.
Alexander the Great
Nebuchadnezzar II
Cyrus of Persia
Julius Caesar
Accelerated Only: This blockade was orchestrated by Alexander the Great at the "heart of the Persian Empire."
The Siege of Sparta
The Siege of Macedonia
The Siege of Tyre
The Syrian Wars
Accelerated Only: This battle against Darius was a turning-point where the Persians were from then-on always on the defensive, and Alexander's conquests became unstoppable.
Battle of Guagamela
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Peloponnese
Battle of Athens
Check all who apply: After Alexander the Great took over the Mediterranean world and then died, which of his two generals became rivals and fought over his empire?
Alexander II
Hercules
Ptolemy
Seleucus
The adoption of Greek culture, language, and (sometimes) Greek religion is known as (a) .
ACCELERATED ONLY- Check all that apply: What were ways in which Jews became Hellenized.
They took part in Greek festivals.
They worshiped Athena alongside Yahweh.
They translated the Talmud into Greek.
They became influenced by Plato's ideas of the soul.
They translated the Tanakh into Greek.
(Accelerated only) Describe what the Logos is and what Philo believed about it.
How did the Seleucid ruler Antiochus IV respond to Jason trying to seize the high priesthood back?
He does not respond.
He sends troops to Jerusalem and slaughtered many Jews.
He gives Jason his approval to reclaim his rightful place as high priest.
He orders Jason to be brought to him.
Check all that apply: What finally led to the Maccabean revolt?
The Seleucid Greeks forbade Jews from freely practicing their religion.
The Seleucid Greeks donated money to the Temple.
The Seleucid Greeks destroyed the Temple.
Seleucid Greek soldiers forced a Jews to slaughter a pig on the alter in the Temple
Why was Judas Maccabaeus not intimidated by the Seleucid armies?
Who was Judas's brother who succeeded him, establishing the Hasmonean era of Jerusalem?
(a)
What happened in 63 B.C. (led by Pompey Magnus?)
The Siege of Carthage
The Battle of Guagamela
The Siege of Jerusalem
The Destruction of the Temple
What are considered some positive aspects of Herod the Great and his reign?
What were some negative aspects of Herod the Great and his reign?
This happened in 70 A.D. because after Herod died, tensions between Jews and Romans escalated which resulted in this:
The Holocaust
Destruction of the (2nd) Temple
The Inquisition
Siege of Jerusalem
