CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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Who ended the Babylonian Exile of the Jews?
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Cyrus
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Hammurabi
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Abraham
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Moses
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The captivity formally ended in 538 bce, when the Persian conqueror of Babylonia, Cyrus the Great, gave the Jews permission to return to Palestine.
Detailed explanation-2: -Today on October 29, 539 BCE, Cyrus the Great captures the ancient city of Babylon, signaling the start of the First Persian Empire. Cyrus II, known as Cyrus the Great, founded the Achaemenid Empire or the First Persian Empire.
Detailed explanation-3: -A year before Cyrus’ death, in 529 BCE, he elevated his son Cambyses II in the government, making him king of Babylon, while he reserved for himself the fuller title of “king of the (other) provinces” of the empire.
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