NBST 515 EXAM 1 LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED A+

Five main eras of the Second Temple Period. Be sure to know the time frame for each era. - CORRECT ANS Babylonian (606-539). Persian (539-331). Greek (331-167): Ptolemaic (320-198) and Seleucid (198-167). Jewish Self-Rule (167-63). Roman (63BC - AD70). Three crises experienced by the Jews that resulted from the Bab. captivity. - CORRECT ANS Dissolution of the monarchy, loss of central sanctuary, proximity to Gentiles. Most likely period of time in why synagogue emerged. - CORRECT ANS Bab. exile Whether idol worship became more or less common among Jews living in exile - CORRECT ANS Less common: they learned that God would not tolerate idol worship. Persian king who defeated Bab. - CORRECT ANS Cyrus of Persia Who decreed that the Jewish people could return from exile to their homeland? - CORRECT ANS Cyrus Three phrases of the Greek period and the years in which each kingdom ruled Israel. - CORRECT ANS Conquests of Alex the Great (331-320), Ptolemaic period (320-198), and Seleucid (198-167). Persian king defeated by Alex the Great that led to Alex becoming new world ruler. - CORRECT ANS Darius III