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Egypt Hyksos Egypt (broken

into parts) Libya Kush (Piankhi) Assyrians Aksum takes

over Meroi where the Kush went to

Assyrians

2080-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom 2000 – 1000 B.C. Egypt dominated Kush 2000 B.C. Nubian kingdom Kerma 1900 B.C. Hittites in Asia Minor 1800 B.C. Abraham to Canaan 1650 B.C. Descendants of Abraham moved to Egypt 1640 – 1570 B.C. Hyksos ruled Egypt 1600 B.C. Egypt’s power restored 1570 – 1075 B.C. New Kingdom 1570 – 1365 B.C. 18th Dynasty 1500 – 1200 B.C. Hebrews Exodus 1472 B.C. Hatshepsut declared pharaoh 1458 B.C. Thutmose III becomes pharaoh 1425 B.C. Thutmose III dies 1400 B.C. Egyptians’ conquest Syria and Palestine 1290 – 1224 B.C. Ramses II reign 1285 B.C. Battle at Kadesh 1200 B.C. Egyptian decline 950 – 730 B.C. Libyan pharaohs ruled Egypt 751 B.C. Piankhi overthrew Libyan dynasty 751 – 671 B.C. Kushite dynasty 671 B.C. Assyrians conquer Egyp 250 BC – 150 A.D. Meroe prospers 350 A.D. Aksum defeats Meroe

The Assyrian Empire

850 B.C.

Arrived from Northern Mesopotamia

Flat land that was constantly attacked caused them to become skilled militarily

Assyrian King Sennacherib was ruthless in his pursuit of expansion.

Military strength glorified

Soldiers wore advanced clothing, advanced weaponry

Advanced style of fighting. Discuss

pontoons, city walls and they way they attacked.

Relief pictures portrayed their attacks

850 – 650 B.C. Syria, Palestine and Babylonia defeated

650 B.C. height of power

Closest lands became provinces and dependent territories

Lands brought taxes and tributes

Great builders King Sennacherib

built Nineveh Worlds largest

library King Ashurbanipal

collected over 20,000 clay tablets, including the Epic of Gilgamesh

A view of Nineveh, Assyrian capital on the Tigris River

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Imperial Palace of Nineveh, capital of Assyria

                                                                          

Interior of Sennacherib's palace in Nineveh

The six-sided Sennacherib CylinderThis is a six-sided clay prism found at Nineveh. It is inscribed with an account of eight military campaigns of Sennacherib king of Assyria.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

The ziggurat at Nineveh in Assyria -- not the palace- the temple 

                                                                                                                                           

Nineveh today- its hard to imagine that this was once the capital of the ancient world

After Ashurbanipal's death Nineveh falls.

Why?1.Too large of an

area to cover2.Many enemies

612 B.C.Medes and

Chaldeans burned and leveled Nineveh

1. The Destruction of Nineveh

2. King Nabopolassar of Babylon in 612 BC leads his troops out of the Ishtar Gate to join King Cyaxeres

of Media in an attack against the Assyrians.

  

                     

               

  

                             

                                                             

4. They pursued the Assyrians who fled the battle field seeking

the protection of the walls of Nineveh. King Nabopolassar led

the charge.

                    

                                                  

                    5. Their armies laid seige to Nineveh,

pounding its gates and scaling its walls

3. King Nabopolassar was right in front of the Gates of Nineveh leading the assault.

6. The Assyrians had impaled the bodies of several of the Babylonian and Median slain

soldiers in front of their walls hoping to instill fear but it only caused them to fight

harder.

  

                          

          

  

1. They finally breached the city walls.

  

                                        

              

  

2. As they poured through the walls, one of the Babylonian

generals led his calvary around the rear of the city and routed

the fleeing Assyrians.

  

                     

               

  

  

                     

               

  

3. A heavy war chariot pursues the fleeing Assyrians.

                                         

                               4. They sacked the city and left it in

flames. Thus ended the Assyrian Empire.

Babylon becomes capital Nebuchadnezzar restores city

Hanging gardens Chariots could race on top of the wide

walls 7-tiered ziggurat, 300 feet high Priests observed the stars from top of the

tower, these became the basis for both astronomy and astrology

Empire falls after Nebuchadnezzar's death. Persians come into power.