SECTION 1 – THE GEOGRAPHY OF PALESTINE

1. Where was Jesus born?

Jesus was born in Bethlehem

2. Where did Jesus grow up?

Jesus grew up in Nazareth

3. Where was Jesus put to death?

Jesus put to death in Jerusalem

4. Where was Jesus baptised?

Jesus baptised in the river Jordan

5. Where did Jesus perform his first miracle?

Jesus performed his first miracle at Cana

6. How many main provinces are there in Palestine?

The are three provinces

7. What was the name of the land of Jesus?

The holy land

8. Which areas does the country share borders with? (North, South,
East and West)

Nazareth, Cana and Capernaum in the North

Bethlehem, Jericho and Bethany in the south

9. What are the three main natural areas in the country?

 The three main natural areas in the country are Galilee, Samaria and
Judaea

10.What is the name of the river that go across the country?

The Jordan River

11.Which province is the Tiberiad lake in? Which other name does the
lake receive?

In the province of tiberts. The other name are lake of Gennesaret

12.Which three main provinces is the country divided into?

In Galilee, Samaria and Judea

13.Why weren’t the Galilees well seen by the rest of Jewish?

Because the Jews were the people of God and believed more than the
other peoples

14.Which was the capital city of the country?

Jerusalem

15.Where was the only Jewish temple located?

Was on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem

16.Why is the Dead Sea called like that?

due to its high salinity

SECTION 2 – POLITICAL ORGANISATION

 1. Which political power ruled Palestine when Jesus was born?

The Romans

2. Which was the name of the Roman emperor when Jesus was born?

Roman vassal king Herod the Great

3. Who did he leave his territories when he died?

He leaves their territories to their 3 children and their sister

4. Who was Herod Antipas?

Herod Antipas are the son of Herod I the Great, who became tetrarch
of Galilee and ruled throughout the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth

5. Which king ruled Palestine when Jesus was born?

The king Herod Antipas

6. Why was Arquelao replaced from the government of Judaea and

Samaria?

by Pontius Pilate

7. Who was Pontius Pilate?

he was the one who presided over the trial of Jesus and gave the order
of his crucifixion

8. What was the Sanhedrin?

assemblies of twenty-three or seventy-one elders after the destruction of

the Second Temple

 9. Could the Sanhedrin sentence to death? Why? Why not?

Yes, but they can´t kill them

10.What was the role of the High Priest? What was the name of the High
Priest when Jesus was born?

The role are the chief religious official of the Jerusalem Temple

The name of the High Priest when Jesus was born are Caiaphas