Look at the timeline of important events in early Jewish history.

Question

What date on the timeline marks the beginning of the Jewish Diaspora?

(1 point)
Responses

c. 1200 BCE

c. 1200 BCE

c. 900 BCE

c. 900 BCE

c. 722 BCE

c. 722 BCE

c. 587 BCE

c. 587 BCE

Answer 1

The beginning of the Jewish Diaspora is marked by the date c. 587 BCE. This event coincides with the Babylonian Exile, when a significant portion of the Jewish population was exiled to Babylon after the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem.