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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why did Jewish communities spread to many different parts of the ancient world?
A
The Diaspora separated them and most were not able to return to their homelands, so they had to practice their religion in new communities
B
often conquered + forced them into exile-eventually they existed all over the ancient world
C
thy had to go to other places to worship
D
they were forced to worship other gods
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Kingdom of Israel was conquered by the Neo-Assyrian Empire (circa 722 BCE), and the Kingdom of Judah by the Neo-Babylonian Empire (586 BCE).

Detailed explanation-2: -They were entitled to earn a living as tradesmen or farmers, but were not allowed to be part of guilds or to own farmland. The Jews became poor and the king could no longer collect taxes from them. Many hundreds were arrested, hanged or imprisoned. And then finally in 1290, they were banished from England altogether.

Detailed explanation-3: -Jerusalem has been conquered more than 40 times including by the Persians, the Romans, the Ottoman Turks, and the British Empire. More than 100 battles have been fought for control of Jerusalem over the course of its history.

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