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Topic: Preserving Judaism Unit: Ancient Hebrews Topic: Preserving Judaism EQ: How has the conquering FROM various nations affected the teachings and traditions of Judaism?

Recall At your table discuss the following & write your responses using in complete sentences What does Diaspora mean? What are the four major Jewish beliefs? What is religious tolerance?

Babylonian & Persian Rule Hebrews lived in Babylon for ½ century Became known as the Judeans (Jews) Kingdom of Judah 539 BCE Babylonians conquered by the Persians Cyrus released the Jews from captivity Religious Tolerance Some Jews went back to Judah to work on rebuilding temples Others spread throughout the Persian Empire- Jewish Diaspora

Greek Rule Ruled by Persia for nearly 400 years Greeks conquered Persia Tried to force Jews to worship Greek gods 168 BCE Jews rebelled 164 BCE drove the Greeks from Jerusalem Celebrated by the Jewish holiday- Hanukkah

Roman Rule 88 years the Kingdom of Judah was independent 63 BCE conquered by the Romans Allowed the Jewish people to practice their religion 22 BCE King Herod began to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem More magnificent than Solomon’s Took 46 years to complete

Roman Rule 66 CE the Jews rebelled 70 CE Titus lead an army of 60,000 soldiers against the Jews Destroyed Jerusalem~ temple All that remained was its western wall~ Sacred More Jewish people scattered throughout Europe Romans forbade Jewish people from entering Jerusalem Captured thousands of Jews to work as slaves

Preserving Judaism Rabbi Zakkai Started school in Yavneh (center of Jewish life) Training grounds for other Rabbi’s New Rabbi’s would spread their knowledge in their communities Created religious law making body Rabbi’s were instructed to have their communities build synagogues

Summary Using your notes you will write a summary to help answer the essential question. This needs to be done in the CEE format. You should have 3 pieces of evidence total. 7 sentences Minimum. Claim: Restate the Question, Evidence: Cite information, Explanation: Answers the question.