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

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

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

4. Greek cultural influence on other peoples.

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

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

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

8. The first shofet, he led the Israelite conquest of Canaan.

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

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

11. Adapting animals and plants for human use.

12. The belief in many gods.

13. Worked with Ezra to establish the second commonwealth. He is credited with successfully repopulating major cities including Jerusalem; building a fortifying wall around Jerusalem; building roads and other infrastructure all of which helped pave the way for the building of the Second Temple.

14. 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.

15. 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.

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

17. Having the function of making laws

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

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

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

21. Is the closing of a textual basis and listing of books considered to be authoritative scripture by a particular religious community.

22. 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.

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

24. The belief in one god.

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