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Assyria
Assyria was a Semitic Kingdom and Empire on the northern parts of the Mesopotamian valley, and worshiped as polytheists in the Mesopotamian pantheon. They were renowned and feared for their military prowess and brutality. Today the Assyrian people remain as a minority in Syria, Iraq, and Turkey as a Christian minority.
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Why did the king of Assyria attack King Hezekiah?
In order to remain autonomous, the southern kingdom of Judah was forced to be totally submissive, although King Hezekiah (715-687/6 BCE) rebelled against the Assyrian King Sennacherib in 701 BCE. The attempted rebellion was a disaster and the great city of Lachish fell to the Assyrians, although Jerusalem itself was not taken.
Where can I find out more about the assyrian and chaldean singer Tara?
she has a website www.tarasings.com or her myspace is pretty cool myspace.com/tara on there you can find links to other pages that she has
When did Assyria begin to conquer it's neighbors and building an empire?
Assyria was a kingdom of Mesopotamia. They existed for nineteen hundred years as an independent kingdom. They began extending their territory in approximately 2600 BC.
What king of Assyria sent foreigners to settle in Israel after the Israelites had been taken away?
King Sargon settled Arabs of defeated desert tribes in the province of Samaria, the former kingdom of Israel, in 716 BCE.
What is the name of the river that runs through Assyria?
At its height, Assyria controlled all four major Middle East Rivers, the Tigris, Euphrates, Jordan, and Nile Rivers. However, its capital Nineveh was on the Tigris River and the Assyrian Empire controlled that river for the longest period of time.
