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| Assyrians were what kind of group (think religion) |
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any member of the various peoples originating in southwestern Asia
Semitic languages include Hebrew and Arabic |
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| Who were the Assyrians named after and why? |
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| Assyrians were named after Assur and, like their god, were skilled in the art of war |
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| Did the Assyrians have art and literature? |
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| Yes, they had a very large library of clay tablets and other relics, many about war. |
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Spread art of iron making
Most notable contribution was phonetic alphabet, 1000 BCE |
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| most powerful people of western Asia |
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| Persia (present-day Iran) |
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| central point for travel and exchange |
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| United and expanded Persia in 500s BCE |
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| Made coinage, Calendar, and Law uniform, The empire was the largest when he was the ruler. |
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| Religion inspired by 6th century (BCE) prophet: Zarathustra (aka: Zoroaster) |
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| Religion based on struggle between good and evil (people chose whose deeds they were doing and then were either eternally punished or rewarded by the gods.) |
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| Where does our knowledge of the Hebrew tribes mostly come from? |
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| Most knowledge of 12 Tribes of the Hebrews comes from Old Testament and archeology |
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| Where did abraham lead the Hebrew tribes? what is the name of the document that shares this info? |
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| Old Testament Story of Abraham leading people from wilderness into the land of Canaan. |
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| What was the name for the Hebrew tribes' departure from Egypt? |
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| Under what leader and when did the Hebrews want to return to canaan |
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| Under Moses (1200s?), Hebrews wanted to return to Canaan |
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| when did the hebrews set up their first kingdom. |
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| Hebrews set up own small kingdom around 1000 BCE under king saul in caanan |
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Was king after Saul-->
David conquered Jerusalem – Hebrew’s capital city |
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| Successor split kingdom after Assyrians attacked into Judea (Jews) and Samaria-viewed themselves as separate peoples |
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| Diaspora of Jews (scattering to different lands) |
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| Scattered after Assyrian invasion |
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| Who conquered the Judean's temporarily? |
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| Judeans conquered by Babylonians:Babylonian Captivity 586-539 BCE (during this time religion develops) |
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| Jewish People: Monotheistic or Polytheistic |
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| 6th c: Jews monotheistic religion; Yahweh became the only deity of the Jews |
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| When did the Jews start believing in the covenant? What is the Covenant? |
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| By 600s BCE Jews believed in the Covenant (the Promise) – sacred contract to keep the faith, triumph over enemies |
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| How many Commandments were there? what did they do? Who gave them to who? |
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| Ten Commandments – rigid set of rules, moral regulations (from God to Moses) |
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| Did the Jewish people believe in life after death? |
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| * Appreciate life on earth; no a promise of immortal salvation |
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