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| Assyrian Empire (Time-span) |
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| Cyrus the Great Conquests |
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| Light Infantry, Heavy Infantry, Chariots, Calvary, and an Engineer Corps for Sieges |
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| "The Law": Sacred Hebrew Scripture |
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| Penteteuch (five scrolls) |
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| First Five Books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. |
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| Reuben, Simeon, Judah, Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Ephraim and Manasseh. |
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| 1004-1000 B.C. Son of Saul |
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1000-960 B.C.
Jerusalem becomes the New Capital |
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960-920 B.C.
Taxation paid for a new temple, known as Soloman's Temple |
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| Assyrian Capture of Jerusalem |
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| 722 B.C-Elite members of the tribes are deported to different places |
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| Sargon II, Sennacherib, Esarhaddon, and Ashurbanipal |
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| Revives Assyrian expansion, begins a policy of more direct control over vassals such as deportation of select citizens |
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| Last Neo-Babylonian king who was unpopular for his worship of the moon god Sin over Marduke and his self imposed exile from Babylon to SW Arabia |
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| In 550 B.C. he organizes tribes of Persians and defeats the Medes. Invades Anatolian areas (Lydia & Ionia) and exemplifies religious and cultural tolerance. Dies in battle 530 B.C. |
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| Son of Cyrus. Invades Egypt, following his death there is major disruption in the Empire. |
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| Establishes himself as king in 531 B.C. |
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| Darius' Organization of the Empire |
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1. Large districts known as Satrapies, ruled by a governor called a Satrap.
2. Annual Tribute
3. Constructed Persepolis (Administrative Center) |
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