The Empires

The Maccabean period of Jewish independence lasted about:

100 years

Alexander the Great was ruler over the Grecian Empire for:

12 years

The Babylonian Captivity of the Jews lasted for ______ years.

70

The Jewish priests showed Alexander prophecies concerning his person in the Old Testament book of:

Daniel

Greek

Empire 334-323 B.C

Persian

Empire 539-334 B.C.

Roman

Empire 63 B.C.

Hellenism

Imitation of ancient Greek thought and customs.

Jaddua

Jewish high priest who met Alexander

Mattathias

Jewish priest who fought against Syrians

The descendants of a Jewish priest named Mattathias became known as the _______.

Maccabeans

Maccabean

Period 165-63 B.C.

Syrian

Period 204-165 B.C.

Egyptian

Period 323-204 B.C.

Under the reign of the _______ Empire, thousands of Hebrews returned to their homeland of Palestine.

Persian

The Egyptian rulers were known as:

Ptolemies

Select all that apply. Discussed in the section above, which three heathen conquerors were resented by the Jews because they defiled the Temple at Jerusalem?

Ptolemy Philopater Antiochus Epiphanes Pompey

When Matthew recorded his Gospel, the ______ empire was in control.

Roman

Pompey

Roman general who conquered Jerusalem

The Samaritans were hated by the Jews because:

Samaritans meekly submitted to the Persian rulers, Samaritans disobeyed Moses' Law, Samaritans escaped persecution by compromise

Seleucids

Syrian princes of the north

desecrate

To profane or treat as not sacred.

compromise

To surrender or give up one's principles.

Antiochus Epiphanes

cruel Syrian ruler who persecuted Jews

Ptolemy Soter

general who ruled Egypt after Alexander

Under the Persian Empire the Jews were permitted to be governed by their _______.

high priest

Malachi

last book of the Old Testament

Judas Maccabaeus

purified and rededicated the Temple

Alexander

ruler of the Grecian Empire