DEVELOPMENT IN MIDDLE EAST
ISRAEL AND PALESTINE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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a terrorist group
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a group to drive Israelite’s out of there land
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 722 B.C.E., the northern half of Hebrew lands known as Israel was invaded and mostly destroyed by the Assyrians. The southern half, known as Judea, survived until around 597 B.C.E., when the Babylonians defeated the Judeans and carried most of them back as captives to Babylon.
Detailed explanation-2: -Exulting, Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, but Pharaoh tried to ambush the Hebrews near the “Sea of Reeds.” Moses spread his hands and a strong eastern wind forged a path through the waters. As soon as Pharaoh’s chariots tried to plunge after them, the waters returned and Pharaoh’s army drowned.
Detailed explanation-3: -For the next several centuries, the land of modern-day Israel was conquered and ruled by various groups, including the Persians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Fatimids, Seljuk Turks, Crusaders, Egyptians, Mamelukes, Islamists and others.
Detailed explanation-4: -Exodus, the liberation of the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt in the 13th century bce, under the leadership of Moses; also, the Old Testament book of the same name.