WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -The Babylonian Diaspora. The Babylonian Diaspora began with the defeat of the Jews of Judea and the destruction of the First Temple in 586 BCE by the Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar, who enslaved the Israelite leadership and took them back to Babylon.

Detailed explanation-2: -Following the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE and the expulsion of the Jews from the Roman province of Judea, Jewish worship stopped being centrally organized around the Temple, prayer took the place of sacrifice, and worship was rebuilt around rabbis who acted as teachers and leaders of individual communities.

Detailed explanation-3: -Diaspora refers to a large group of people who share a cultural and regional origin but are living away from their traditional homeland.

Detailed explanation-4: -Social and economic discrimination caused significant Jewish emigration from Palestine, and Muslim civil wars in the 8th and 9th centuries pushed many Jews out of the country. By the end of the 11th century the Jewish population of Palestine had declined substantially.

Detailed explanation-5: -Which of the following is a result of the Jews’ period of captivity and the Diaspora? Jewish ideas and values were widely spread. According to the Hebrew Bible, who was the recipient of this promise?