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1. The Roman period in the Land of Israël starts at the year :
63 BC
60 BC
64 BC
54 BC
2. The roman general who arrived to the land of Israël that year was :
Anthonious
Titus
Octevianus
Pompeus
3. The Byzantine period end because of :
The peace-accord between the Romans and the Jews
The return of the jews to their land
The conquest of the Muslims
The conquest of the Christians
4. The end of the Byzantine period was at the year :
1063 CE
564 CE
638 CE
235 CE
5. King Herod built a large and magnificent port city in :
Jaffa
Caesarea
Alexandria
Haifa
6. He built the port using a special material brought from Rome, which is :
Volcanic ash that hardens upon contact with water
Oceanic dust that hardens upon contact with water
Wooden barrels
Iron
7. Rabbi Judah the Prince (Yehuda Hanassi) is called so because he was the president of the jewish council of sages known as the :
Sanhedrin
The Great Council
Beth Din
Beth 'ha'hamin
8. Rabbi Judah the Prince was buried in :
Tzipori
Usha
Jerusalem
Bet She'arim
9. The most important achievement of Rabbi Judah the Prince was the organization and canonization of the Oral Torah. This is called the completion of the :
Talmud
Bible
Mishna
Guemara
10. This completion happened in the year :
200 CE
63 CE
138 BC
72 CE
11. The name of the Emperor who divided the Roman Empire into two parts (East & West) is :
Gaius Galigula
Claudius
Diocletianus
Augustus
12. This emperor's reforms were :
a resounding success and led to great prosperity
failed due to power struggles among various rulers
did not affect the existing situation in any way
No correct answers
13. The name of the emperor who declared Christianity as a permitted and preferred religion is :
Tiberius
Diocletianus
Constantine
Titus
14. The declaration of Christianity as the preferred (not official yet, just preferred) religion in the Roman Empire was in the year :
301 CE
324 CE
134 CE
71 CE
15. The name of the Byzantine Empire is derived from a city called Byzantium, which the Emperor Constantine named :
Byzantinus
Byzantine
Constantinus
Constantinople
16. Today, the city that was called Byzantium is called :
Milan
Athens
Istanbul
Rome
17. The name of Constantine's mother was :
Octavia
Helena
Amelia
Aurelia
Minerva
Rowena
18. Constantine's mother came to the land of Israël and built the Church of :
All answers are correct
The Church of the Nativity
The "Eleona" Church
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre
19. The Phoenician name of Ceasarea is :
Byblos Tower (Migdal Torah)
All answers are correct
Tyre's Tower (Migdal Tyre)
Straton's Tower (Migdal Shlomo)
20. The Madaba Map is a map of which countries ?
From Egypt to Syria, including Jerusalem
From Russia to Iran, including Ukraine
From Italy to Russia, including Jerusalem
From France to Syria, including Egypt
21. The creation of the Madaba Map is dated to which century ?
The Fourth
The Sixth
The First
The Nineteenth
22. Hadrian rebuilt Jerusalem and named it :
Hadriana Capitolina
No answer is correct
Aelia Capitolina
Falestina
23. The remains of the Hadrianic gate of the city can currently be seen in the area of :
Jerusalem Gate
The Jewish Quarter
Jaffa Gate
Damascus Gate
24. The name "Bab al-Amud" is called that in Arabic because :
Because there is a pillar in front of Zion Gate, and "Amud" is pillar in Arabic
Because there is a pillar in front of Dung Gate, and "Amud" is pillar in Arabic
Because there is a pillar in front of Jaffa Gate, and "Amud" is pillar in Arabic
Because there is a pillar in front of Damascus Gate, and "Amud" is pillar in Arabic
25. How is the mentioned pillar found ?
( C ) It was never found, but appears on the Madaba Map
( B ) Found in the Southern excavation area : the Davidson Center
( A ) Found in archaeological excavations in the Old City of Jerusalem