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The Assyrian Empire
The Assyrian Empire When the Kassites conquered Babylon, they adopted its culture. The Kassites ruled in the area for about four hundred years. The Assyrians took advantage of the invasions of the Sea Peoples to overthrow Kassite rule and create their own ...
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The Second Babylonian Empire and the Median Empire
The Second Babylonian Empire and the Median Empire The Second Babylonian Empire was centered in Chaldea, at the juncture of present-day Kuwait and Iraq. Under Tiglath-Pileser, this area had been absorbed into the Assyrian Empire around 727 BC. In 627 ...
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The New Kingdom of Egypt and the Fall of Babylon Practice Test
Review the following study guides if necessary: The New Kingdom of Egypt and the Fall of Babylon
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Ancient Israel
Ancient Israel History Probably about 1800 BC, a Semitic people later called the Hebrews migrated from the Mesopotamian city of Ur to Canaan, where they settled on a narrow slice of land between the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean. Very little is known about their ...
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The Ancient Phoenicians
The Phoenicians Unlike the Hebrews, who came to the area from Mesopotamia, the Phoenicians were the descendants of the original settlers of Canaan. The age of Phoenician supremacy began around 1200 BC in present-day Lebanon, just north of the Kingdom of Israel. ...
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The Persian Empire
The Persian Empire The first Persians came to the Fertile Crescent around 2000 BC from the north (present-day Russia). Many of them settled on the Iranian plateaus, where they bred cattle and horses; others roamed farther east, eventually finding their way to the ...
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The Ancient Middle East Practice Test
Review the following study guides if necessary: The Ancient Middle East
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The Shang Dynasty
Ancient China The core of what later became the unified nation of China developed in the river valleys and deltas, mainly around the Huang He (Yellow) River. Archaeological findings, especially of early bronze artifacts, show evidence of numerous ancient ...
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