During the Babylonian Captivity
A) the Chaldeans were able to conquer the Persians.
B) the Persians gave up control of the Kingdom of Judah.
C) many upper-class Israelites were deported to Babylonia.
D) Egypt freed the Hebrews.
E) the Hittites were held as slaves by the Babylonians.

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During the Babylonian Captivity, which began in 586 BCE, the Babylonians conquered the Kingdom of Judah and deported many upper-class Israelites to Babylonia. This period is also known as the exile, where the Israelites were held captive in Babylon for 70 years. The Persians did not gain control of the Kingdom of Judah until after the Babylonians were conquered by the Persians in 539 BCE. Egypt did not play a significant role during the Babylonian Captivity, and the Hittites were an ancient civilization that had already collapsed by this time.