What precipitating events allowed the rise of a powerful Jewish kingdom to arise in the East?
A) The decline of Greek rule in the East, combined with the defeat of the Syrian king by the Maccabees
B) The decline of Greek rule in the East and the fall of the Maccabees to Rome
C) The seize and capture of Jerusalem by the Maccabees in 63 B.C.
D) Herod the Great capturing Jerusalem in 63 B.C.
E) The construction of the temple of Solomon
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