_______________ was the father of the Jewish nation.
Abraham
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Jacob had _________ sons who became the tribes of Israel.
twelve
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The Israelites lived in ____________ until the Assyrians captured them.
Canaan
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______________ was the good king of Persia and Babylon who allowed the Jews to move back to their own land.
Cyrus
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Around the time of Jesus' life, the Jews were ruled by the
Romans
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When Joseph lived in Egypt, the Israelites joined him there becausea. they missed Joseph so muchb. they thought they could become rich in Egyptc. a famine had destroyed all their cropsd. they wanted to worship the Egyptian gods
a famine had destroyed all their crops
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Why didn't the Jews like the Romans?a. The Romans forced them to pay high taxes.b. The Romans would not let them stay in their own country.c. The Romans wouldn't let them worship God.d. The Romans made them their slaves.
The Romans forced them to pay high taxes.
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The Jews worshipped God in the Temple in the city ofa. Romeb. Jerusalemc. Bethlehemd. Nazareth
Jerusalem
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What did the Jews do when they rebelled against Rome?a. They set fire to the house of the Roman ruler of Judea.b. Armed groups of Jewish men attacked Roman soldiers.c. They killed the emperor.d. a and b
d. a. They set fire to the house of the Roman ruler of Judea.b. Armed groups of Jewish men attacked Roman soldiers.
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What did the Romans do when the Jews rebelled?a. They killed all of the Jews.b. They ignored the Jews and let them have their country.c. They burned down the Temple.d. c and d
They burned down the Temple.
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What happened to all of the gold and silver decorations inside the Temple?a. The Jews hid them from the Romans.b. They melted into the cracks between the stones of the Temple's foundations.c. The Jews sold them to help pay for the...
They melted into the cracks between the stones of the Temple's foundations.
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What happened to the Jews?a. They were scattered throughout all the countries of the ancient world.b. They remained in Canaan, but were never again a strong nation.c. They conquered the Romans.d. They were all killed.
They were scattered throughout all the countries of the ancient world.
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T or F: Other countries ruled the Jews for many years.
True
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T or F: The Romans never worried about countries rebelling against them.
False
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T or F: The Temple was destroyed, all the way down to its foundation.
True
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T or F: The Jews have never returned to the land of Canaan.