1. King of Assyria, he conquered the northern kingdom and exiled the people of Israel.

2. Having the function of making laws

3. A Macedonian king who founded an empire and introduced Greek ideas and culture to new lands.

4. To be away from one's home (i.e. city, state or country), while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened with imprisonment or death upon return.

5. The region is often called the cradle of civilization because it saw the development of many of the earliest human civilizations. It is a half moon shaped area that comprises the Tigris, Euphrates, Jordan and Nile rivers.

6. The belief in one god.

7. Israelites who accept rabbinic authority to interpret both the written and oral Torah.

8. A geographically extensive group of states and peoples united and ruled by a single power.

9. Adapting animals and plants for human use.

10. He was a priest and scribe who led the exiled Babylonian community back to Israel. He formed the Grand Assembly which under his leadership introduced a number of important reforms that were essential for rebuilding national life after the exile.

11. The process by which a group's native culture is lost under pressure by those of a dominant cultural group. Assimilation occurs when groups acquire new customs, language, and ideologies through contact and education in the dominant society. Assimilation may involve either a quick or gradual change depending on circumstances. Full assimilation occurs when new members of a society become indistinguishable from older members.

12. The second King of Israel, he establishes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and conquers new territory.

13. Emperor of Persia, he permits exiled peoples to return to their homeland and worship according to their beliefs.

14. Babylonian king who conquers Jerusalem, destroys the First Temple and exiles the people of Judah.

15. The belief in many gods.

16. The patriarch of the Jewish people. He was born in the city of Ur and discovered monotheism.

17. The third King of Israel, he expands trade, fortifies David's conquest and builds the First Temple in Jerusalem.

18. A group of families bound together with common customs, goals and treaties.

19. Led the Israelites out of slavery and helped form our national and religious identity.

20. The first King of Israel, he unites the tribes into a nation.

21. Relating to, or characteristic of a sect or group.

22. A group of clans bound together with common customs, goals and treaties.

23. is the process by which a cultural item spreads from group to group or society to society.

24. Established during the Hasmonean period, this assembly operated as a legislative and judicial institution.

25. The pair of leaders ruling the Sanhedrin. They hold the titles of Nasi and Av Beit Din.