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7 th Social Studies
Mrs. Coldiron
 Rome invaded and
conquered Israel
 Jews grew tired of
foreign rule
 Wanted to re-create
the Kingdom of
Israel.
 A group that refused to
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obey anyone but God were
Zealots (a rebellious
group)
Zealots urged fellow Jews
to rise against the Romans
The Jews revolted – led by
the Zealots
Revolt was unsuccessful lasted for 4 years
Romans burned the
Second Temple
Jews lost their will to fight
 A group of 1,000 Zealots locked
themselves in a mountain fortress –
Masada
 very difficult to reach
 Zealots refused to surrender
 For 2 years, Roman soldiers built
ramps to reach this fortress
 When the Romans broke through,
the Zealots took their own lives.
 the Jewish revolt ended
 Romans killed much of
the Jewish population
 Some Jews were taken to
Roman as slaves
 Some of the Jews left
Jerusalem
 Some stayed in Jerusalem
 60 years after Masada
 Unhappy with Roman rule
 Roman defeated the Jews
 Romans banned Jews from entering the
city of Jerusalem
 Jews began to migrate through the
Mediterranean
 Since the Jews no longer had a single
temple to worship, synagogues became
more important.
 Rabbis (religious teachers) increased
 Over time, Jews began moving throughout
the world.
In most cases, Jews were forced out by other
religious groups.
 They settled in Asia, Russia, and later the
United States.
Complete the Jewish Revolt
Against Rome Short-Term
and Long-Term Effects Chart