Hittites, Phoenicians, and Assyrians 

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Assyrian Empire
The ________ had no mercy for the lands that they conquered.
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Legacy
________ was a system of writing to record trade deals.
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Chaldean King Nebuchadnezzar
________ makes Babylon the capital city of the Chaldean Empire.
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Controlled Anatolia
2000 B.C.E
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Skillful in war
had superior iron weapons and chariot
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Defeated Syria, Palestine, & Babylonia
850-650 BCE
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Who controlled Anatolia in 2000 B.C.E.?
The Hittites.
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When did the Hittites city-states unify to form an empire?
1650 B.C.E.
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The Hittites wrote in?
Cuneiform.
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The Hittites borrowed ideas from....
Mesopotamian culture.
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The Hittites lived north of _________________ in modern day _____________.
Mesopotamia and turkey.
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When did the Hittite empire fall?
Around 1190 B.C.E.
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The Hittite empire fell in 1190 B.C.E. due to?
Attacks from northern tribes/sea people.
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Powerful traders in wealthy city-states along the Mediterranean.
Phoenicians.
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Skilled shipbuilders, seafarers; sailed past the Straits of Gibraltar
Phoenicians.
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Skilled shipbuilders, seafarers; sailed past the ___________________________________.
Straits of Gibraltar.
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What was the Phoenicians greatest colony?
Carthage.
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What was legacy?
A system of writing to record trade deals. It was later developed into western alphabet.
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Legacy was a system of writing to record trade deals. It was later developed into _______________________.
Western alphabet.
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Phoenicians were famous for their _________ ______.
Red-purple dye.
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Assyrians were known for their?
Combat skills.
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What empire used military might to acquire territory across southwest Asia?
The Assyrians.
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This empire was especially crucial and brutal to their captives.
The Assyrians.
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When did the Assyrian Empire defeat Syria, Palestine, & Babylonia?
850-650 B.C.E.
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The Assyrian Empire conquered these three civilizations in 850-650 B.C.E.
Syria, Palestine, & Babylonia.
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Army of _____________ (people of Babylon ) revolted against the Assyrian Empire and destroyed Nineveh
Chaldeans.
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Army of Chaldeans (people of Babylon ) revolted against the Assyrian Empire and destroyed ___________.
Nineveh.
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Chaldean King Nebuchadnezzar makes ____________ the capital city of the Chaldean Empire.
Babylon.
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The Assyrians had a library of 20,000 of _________________.
Cuneiform tablets.