Answer: Israel
1)Palestine, an area of the eastern Mediterranean region comprising part of modern Israel and part of the Palestinian territory of the Gaza Strip (along the Mediterranean coast) and the West Bank (the area west of the Jordan River)
2)king herod the great
Palestine was ruled by the Roman vassal king Herod the Great at the time of the birth of Jesus, who was known for his great construction projects and for his arbitrary acts and ruthlessness, which became pure paranoia towards the end of his reign.
3) Word forms: kegs of powder. Noun countable. You say that it could quickly become very dangerous if you describe a situation or a location as a powder keg.
4) The Zealots were an extremist political group whose concern for the Jewish people's national and religious life led them also to hate Jews who were seeking peace and conciliation with the Roman authorities.
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