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15 Cards in this Set
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What land was the Hebrews ancient home of Palestine ?
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Canan
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What group of people dug tunnels under walls in order to conquer them?
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Assyrinas
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What city was built on the Tigris river that was the largest of its day for the Assyrian Emprire
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Nineeveh
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What emprire usually killed or enslaved those they defeated ?
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Assyrians
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What group people conquered the Assyrian Empire
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chaldeans
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What did Nebuchadnezzar build in Babylon for the Chaldean empire
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Wall or Gardens
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What is the name of the huge 300 foot temple bulit in babylon for the Chaldeans
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Ziggurat
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What did scientist of the Chaldean's learn about
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Astronomy
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Where did the Assyrian people originate from ?
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Mesopotamia
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What was the most significant method in winning Assyrian battles ?
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use of iron weapons
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what did the assyrians do to break through city walls in battle
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Dig under the wall
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What did the Assyrians do to the people to the people they conquered
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kill them
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What great city did the Assyrians build on the Tigris river
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Nineveh
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What group of people destroyed the city and took control of the area in 612 B. C
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Chaldeans
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What was rebulit after the fall of the Assyrians
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babylon
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