It put an end to the monarchy, to the false prophets (who had predicted that there would be no exile) and to the dabbling in idolatry.
The Babylonians destroyed the First Temple and exiled the Jews. A Jewish community numbering in (at least) hundreds of thousands lived and flourished in Babylonia for over 1500 years, with autonomy under the Exilarch and with some of the greatest of all Yeshivot and sages.
The Jewish answer is that the Babylonians did not change the Jewish faith. Our traditions, which we still keep, have been around since long before the Babylonian exile.
Scribes in ancient Judea taught about the Jewish religion. They debated certain aspects of the Bible and recorded important events in Jewish history.
Many more than 5 empires conquered the Hebrews. See the inexhaustive list below: Egyptians Babylonians Persians Assyrian-Greeks Romans Muslims Spain Nazis Bolsheviks
For information about the teachings, practices, principles, beliefs, and history of Judaism:wiki.answers.com/Q/what_are_the_beliefs_and_laws_of_judaismhttp://judaism.answers.com/jewish-philosophy/principles-of-judaismhttp://judaism.answers.com/jewish-culture/basic-jewish-ethicswww.jewfaq.org/halakhah.htmhttp://judaism.answers.com/jewish-history/timeline-of-jewish-history
There is no one most important person to the Jewish people. Jewish history contains accounts of literally thousands of leaders, sages, and heroes.
From a historical perspective, the single most important event in Jewish history was the Babylonian Exile, but this, and the return from Exile, are not really an 'Exodus'.The story of the Exodus from Egypt was important in Jewish biblical tradition, but not in history. Nearly all scholars say there was no Exodus from Egypt as described in The Bible, so the Exodus could not be important in a normal historical sense.
Anything in the Torah is important. It is Jewish culture and history and God's word (Exodus 24:12).
The first Jewish temple, known as Solomon's Temple, was destroyed in 586 BCE by the Babylonians.
The military position given to Josephus was that of Roman Procurator of Judea. This is considered the beginning of the Jewish Wars, and the first Jewish-Roman War, in history.
When God gave us the Torah.
The Giving of the Torah by God.