The Jewish Community in Poland

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What did God give to the Israelites on Mt. Sinai?

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The Ten Commandments

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What does the term "Diaspora" mean?

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Scattered population

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Which empire allowed the Jews of Judah to return to their homeland?

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Persian Empire

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Who was the Roman Emperor that declared Christianity the official religion of the empire?

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Emperor Theodosius I

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In which century did significant Jewish populations exist in cities like Alexandria and Rome?

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First century AD

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What was one reason some Christians treated Jews with hatred during the Middle Ages?

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They thought Jews were responsible for the death of Jesus.

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What term originated in Venice to describe a section of a city where a particular ethnic or religious population lived?

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Ghetto

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Which countries expelled Jews in the late 1400s? Options: England and France, Spain and Portugal, Italy and Germany, Poland and Russia

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Spain and Portugal

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________ is the capital of France.

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Paris

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What is the origin of the Yiddish language?

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German