1.
Judaism traces its origins back to the ancient _____ people, who lived in the region of Canaan (modern-day Israel and Palestine) around 2000 BCE.
2.
According to Jewish tradition, _____ is considered the patriarch and the founder of the faith. He made a covenant with God, and his descendants, the Israelites, formed the basis of the Jewish people.
3.
The Israelites experienced periods of prosperity and prominence as a kingdom under rulers like King David and _____, but they also endured periods of exile and captivity.
4.
In 586 BCE, the Babylonians captured Jerusalem and destroyed the _____ _____, leading to the Babylonian Exile.
5.
After the Babylonian Exile, the Second Temple was built in _____, becoming the central religious institution for Jewish worship and practice.
6.
In the 1st century CE, the _____ _____ conquered Judea and, in 70 CE, destroyed the Second Temple during the First Jewish-Roman War.
7.
The Jewish people faced dispersion and exile, known as the _____, spreading throughout various regions across Europe, the Middle East, and beyond.
8.
Rabbinic Judaism emerged during the period of the Second Temple's destruction, with scholars known as _____ interpreting and transmitting Jewish law and teachings.
9.
Over the centuries, Jewish communities faced periods of persecution, discrimination, and forced conversions, including during the medieval era and the _____.
10.
In the late 19th and 20th centuries, the Zionist movement sought to establish a homeland for the Jewish people in the historical land of Israel, culminating in the establishment of the State of _____ in 1948.
