After the Assyarian conquering of Israel, the Jewish homeland, many of these Jewish communities were deported and moved around the Mediterrean areas. However, despite the prediction that the Jewish faith would be disrupted and eventually broken, isolation actually helped grow these Jewish communities. The shared identity and culture these small groups experienced helped grow strong connections. Furthermore, because judaism was so exclusive (Jews can only marry other Jews), the small communities grew very strong. Overall, the dispersal and separation of the Jews after the Assyrian take over actually helped strengthen the foundation of Jewish culture throughout the area.
Greek and Roman ideologies were, for the most part, based upon logic and reasoning. This philosophy however, was crafted by the polytheistic religion that these societies followed. While they had thousands of gods and deities, they did not find strong enough answers to life questions in this religion. It was not as strict as others so without intense guidelines on how to live and act many questions flourished throughout society. And so, they resulted to science and logic to find answers in society.
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