The Hasmoneans

Question 1

Hasmonean rulers became more and more hellenized and what did they do?

Answer 1

lived lavish lifestyles, work greek writing on their coins, conducted wars of conquest, less aqnd less observant on religious law

Question 2

Last Hasmonean ruler was…

Answer 2

Alexander Yannai

Question 3

What did people think of Alexander Yannai

Answer 3

People hated him, the Pharisees hated him so much, the nation revolted against him, threw etrgoim at him when he didnt follow sukkot service properly

Question 4

Alexander Yannai had how many people killed?

Answer 4

6000

Question 5

What did Alexander Yannai tell his wife before he died?

Answer 5

conceal his death until she secured the kingdom, his wife Salome became queen because her sons Aristobulus II and Hyrcranus II werent up to it, told his wife to be good to the pharisees and she did and had a peaceful reign

Question 6

How did the Hasmonean dynasty end?

Answer 6

with a civil war between Aristobulus II and Hyrcranus II which led to romans taking in in 63CE