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                                 Was Herod Really so Great
                                 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI7VzkKkJ_o





                          Let’s Practice…



               1.   Why were Roman roads so important in the ancient world?


               2.  How did Rome fulfill Jesus’s prediction that the Temple would be destroyed?


               3.  Why did the Jews not like or appreciate Herod the Great?


               4.  What three massive fortresses did Herod build to create safe places for him to visit?


               5.  What was Herod’s crowning achievement and why?


               6.  Why did Herod build such an elaborate Temple?


               7.  After Herod’s death, ruler ship of Israel was divided among three of Herod’s sons:  Name them and
               give their territory of control:


               8.  Why did Joseph and Mary travel 80 miles from Nazareth to Bethlehem shortly before Jesus was born?

















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