As you put these events in chronological order, did you notice any themes or trends? Chronological thinking, specifically the act of putting past events in order, helps historians make sense of the past and create historical narratives. Simply put, historical narratives are stories of the past.

With this in mind, write a brief historical narrative of early American history using these events and your general knowledge of the past. Your narrative should be one or two paragraphs long and include at least 6 of the events listed above.

“in december 598 [b. c.] nebuchadnezzar left babylon once more to campaign in the west. he besieged jerusalem, which had rebelled three years earlier, and on 16 march 597 it fell. king jehoiachin and many of his subjects were deported to babylon and zedekiah was installed as king of judah in his place. after some years zedekiah too rebelled. the babylonians began a siege of jerusalem which lasted for more than a year. the walls were finally breached in the summer of 587 . . and the city surrendered about a month later. much of jerusalem may have been destroyed at this time and more jews were deported.” —michael roaf, cultural atlas of mesopotamia and the ancient near east what can you conclude about the jews from this passage? a. they admired nebuchadnezzar. b. they did not try to defend their city. c. they were stronger than the babylonians. d. they wanted to be independent. select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d mark this and return