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The Land of Israel- Geography Fertile Crescent Crossroads Significance of geographic features The Return to Judea and the Rebuilding of the Temple The Babylonian exile Cyrus Decree and the initial return Relationship with the Samaritans Rebuilding Leadership: Zerrubabel, Ezra, Nehemiah The Great Assembly and its legacy The Greek Empire and Judea The rise of the Greek Empire Hellenism- definition, characteristics, influence Alexander the Great and the Jews The division of the empire and its impact on Judea o Ptolemies o Seleucids The Septuagint The Hellenization of Judea Hasmonean Revolt Hellenization of the Temple Antiochus Epiphanes and the infamous decrees Mattathias and the beginning of the Revolt Judah the Maccabbee and the war against the Seleucids Spiritual and military victories Independence The Later Hasmoneans Religious sectarianism: Pharisees, Sadducees and Essenes Leadership in a time of disunity o Judah Aristobulus o Alexander Janneaus o Salmome Alexandra o Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus II The role of the Sanhedrin Roman conquest Herods Reign Herods rise to power Herods leadership Herods paranoia and his relationship with the Jewish people Building projects Procurator rule Christianitys Beginninigs Dead Sea Scrolls o The discovery o Contents

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o Identification The Historical Jesus o Teachings o Audience o Goals o Jesus death Paul and the creation of the Christian religion The Great Revolt Tensions with Rome The Zealot movement The beginning of the revolt o Kamsa and Bar Kamsa o Josephus The Revolt o Unity and disunity o Consequences o Masada Yavneh and Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai Rabbi Yochanan be Zakkai meets Vespasian Spiritual challenges and rabbinical Takkanot o Mourning o Practice Judaism without a Temple Building unity in Yavneh following the revolt o Rabban Gamliel o Rabbi Joshua ben Hanania o Eliezer Ben Hyrcanus The Bar Kokhba Revolt Renewed tensions with Rome o Possible causes The stages of the war Messianic hopes and the leadership of Bar Kokhba Consequences o Asseret Harugei Malkhut Antoninus Pius and Judea The role of the Patriarch The Mishnah and the Talmud Rabbi Judah I o Power o Relationship with Rome o Opportunity o Motive Terminology o Tanna o Mishnah o Braita o Tosefta o Midrash Halakha

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Unit 12

o Gemara o Talmud o Amora o Midrash Aggadah The Palestinian Talmud o Political and religious climate o Leadership o Location The Babylonian Talmud o Political and religious climate o Leadership o Location Jewish Life in Babylonia Leadership o Exilarch o Geonim o Influence The Karaitic Sect o Foundational myth and the Rabbinic response o Karaitic belief and their viability Rab Saadia Gaon o Appointment o Disputes o Accomplishments o Influence The Rise of Islam o Muhammad and the origins of Islam o Muhammad and the Jews of Medina o Attacks on Jewish tribes o Muhammad and the Jews of Khaybar o Precedents and legacy o Muslim/ Jewish relations o Terminology People of the Book Dhimmi o The Pact of Omar