1:00
en
CR
The Jewish Diaspora
16
Babylon : Thousands of Jews entered captivity here around 586 B.C.E.
fifty years : Length of time Hebrew captives lived in Babylon.
Judaeans : Name given to Hebrew people by Babylonians.
Jews : Shortened version of the name Judaeans
Persians : Empire that conquered the Babylonians in 539 B.C.E.
Cyrus : Name of Persian King who released Jews from Babylonian captivity.
three : Number of times Hebrews built/rebuilt the Great Temple.
Greeks : Rulers of the Hebrews after the Persians.
Hanukkah : Jewish celebration honoring the Hebrew victory over the Greeks.
Romans : Rulers of the Hebrews after the Greeks.
Executed : Romans did this to over 50,000 Jews once they took control.
King Herod : King of the Hebrews that rebuilt the temple of Jerusalem around 22 B.C.E.
Three years: Length of time the Hebrews kept the Romans out of Jerusalem after the Jewish Rebellion.
Western Wall : Only part of the Temple of Jerusalem left standing after the Romans destroyed it around 70 C.E.
Scattering : The Roman Victory began the final ____ of the Jewish people from their homeland.
Diaspora: When a group of people is forced to leave their ethnic homeland. A scattering.
The Jewish Diaspora
Across:2. | Number of times Hebrews built/rebuilt the Great Temple. | 4. | Length of time Hebrew captives lived in Babylon. | 5. | Rulers of the Hebrews after the Persians. | 6. | Name of Persian King who released Jews from Babylonian captivity. |
| 9. | Empire that conquered the Babylonians in 539 B.C.E. | 12. | Shortened version of the name Judaeans | 14. | Romans did this to over 50,000 Jews once they took control. | 15. | Rulers of the Hebrews after the Greeks. |
| | Down:1. | Name given to Hebrew people by Babylonians. | 2. | Length of time the Hebrews kept the Romans out of Jerusalem after the Jewish Rebellion. | 3. | King of the Hebrews that rebuilt the temple of Jerusalem around 22 B.C.E. | 7. | The Roman Victory began the final ____ of the Jewish people from their homeland. |
| 8. | Thousands of Jews entered captivity here around 586 B.C.E. | 10. | When a group of people is forced to leave their ethnic homeland. A scattering. | 11. | Jewish celebration honoring the Hebrew victory over the Greeks. | 13. | Only part of the Temple of Jerusalem left standing after the Romans destroyed it around 70 C.E. |
| |
© 2015
PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only
The Jewish Diaspora
Across:2. | Number of times Hebrews built/rebuilt the Great Temple. | 4. | Length of time Hebrew captives lived in Babylon. | 5. | Rulers of the Hebrews after the Persians. | 6. | Name of Persian King who released Jews from Babylonian captivity. |
| 9. | Empire that conquered the Babylonians in 539 B.C.E. | 12. | Shortened version of the name Judaeans | 14. | Romans did this to over 50,000 Jews once they took control. | 15. | Rulers of the Hebrews after the Greeks. |
| | Down:1. | Name given to Hebrew people by Babylonians. | 2. | Length of time the Hebrews kept the Romans out of Jerusalem after the Jewish Rebellion. | 3. | King of the Hebrews that rebuilt the temple of Jerusalem around 22 B.C.E. | 7. | The Roman Victory began the final ____ of the Jewish people from their homeland. |
| 8. | Thousands of Jews entered captivity here around 586 B.C.E. | 10. | When a group of people is forced to leave their ethnic homeland. A scattering. | 11. | Jewish celebration honoring the Hebrew victory over the Greeks. | 13. | Only part of the Temple of Jerusalem left standing after the Romans destroyed it around 70 C.E. |
| |
© 2015
PuzzleFast.com, Noncommercial Use Only