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Multiple choice history india's relations with the other asian countries rise and expansion of islamic world rise and spread of islam the rise and expansion of islam

Which of the following is not a major tenet of ancient Judaism? 

  1. The belief in one God.

  2. The belief in an ancestral lineage dating back to Abraham.

  3. The belief in the sacred importance of the Temple in Jerusalem.

  4. The belief that God granted the land of Israel to the Jews.

  5. The belief that the Messiah came to earth in the 1st century C.E.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

The belief that the Messiah came to earth in the 1st century C.E. is not a major tenet of ancient Judaism.

Multiple choice history india's relations with the other asian countries rise and expansion of islamic world rise and spread of islam the rise and expansion of islam

The Maccabean or Hasomonean Revolt was a movement of Jews against which of the following civilization?

  1. The Romans

  2. The Greeks

  3. The Persians

  4. The Egyptians

  5. The Assyrians
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Maccabean Revolt was a Jewish rebellion, lasting from 167 to 160 BC, led by the Maccabees against the Seleucid Empire and the Hellenistic influence on Jewish life.

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The dispersal of Jews from their homeland after the Babylonian and Roman sacks of Jerusulem became known as _______________.

  1. The Removal

  2. The Journey

  3. The "time of sorrow"

  4. The Diaspora

  5. The Submission
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The scattering and dispersion of Jews from their ancestral homeland of Judea, especially following foreign conquests by the Babylonians and Romans, is historically and culturally referred to as the Diaspora.

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Jews argue that an agreement between God and the "people of Israel" guaranteed Judeans success and a country of their own in return for obedience to God.


This type of promise is also known as ________________.

  1. A covenant

  2. A stipulation

  3. A treaty

  4. A compromise

  5. A negotiation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In religious and biblical contexts, a sacred agreement or promise between God and his people is defined as a covenant.

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Which of the following statements MOST accurately describes Jews within the Persian Empire?

  1. They assimilated into the local culture of Babylon

  2. The Diaspora resulted in all Jews leaving Babylon

  3. Jews believed they had a covenant with God

  4. They continuously fought for the right to return to Jerusalem

  5. Jews were willing to rebuild their temple in Babylon
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Historical records indicate that many Jews in the Persian Empire (Babylon) integrated into the local economy and culture while maintaining their religious identity. Option C is a belief, not a description of their status within the empire.

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In 587 B.C.E., the Neo-Babylonians conquered Judea and deported the Judeans to Babylonia.
The state of being barred from one's native country is known as ____________.

  1. Asylum

  2. Exile

  3. Excommunication

  4. Eviction

  5. Outlawed
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Being forced to live away from one's native country, often as a result of political or military banishment such as the Babylonian deportation, is defined as exile.

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The demand for which of these got increased with the expansion of railways?

  1. Cement

  2. Iron

  3. Coal

  4. Steel
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

During the British rule and their emphasis on the development of transport network, railways formed a prominent and eminent part receiving advances for development. The increase in the railway networks led to increasing in running of trains which ran on coal engines. This eventually led to an increase in demand for coal with the expansion of railways. Also, the rapid industrialisation and increase in railway links back in Britain also called in for huge demands and so coal exports to Britain also increased the overall market demand for coal.