New Centers of Civilization & Rise of New Empires

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  1. 5. Assyrian name of one of the world's oldest library.
  2. 6. Exploited the use of iron weapons to establish an empire by 700 B.C.E.
  3. 8. Testament, The first half of the Bible is used by Jews; The Hebrew Bible
  4. 10. Assyrian king known for committing atrocities on captives of war
  5. 12. Religion with only one god.
  6. 15. Name of Jewish God; Creator of the world; all people were his servants
  7. 17. Greek leader who invaded and conquered the Persian Empire
  8. 18. international sea traders from the Mediterranean Coast of modern day Syria & Palestine
  9. 19. The Phoenician alphabet influenced this other alphabet
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  1. 1. Persian king with a reputation for mercy, wisdom and compassion during his conquests
  2. 2. Chaldean king who made Babylonia the center of his empire.
  3. 3. Solomon, Ruler of Israel who made Jerusalem its capital; known for being a wise king
  4. 4. Jews were taken as slaves to Babylonia & lived in captivity until this empire freed them.
  5. 7. Monotheistic religion from Persia based on the teachings of Zoroaster (born in 660 BCE)
  6. 9. Empire in western Asia that threatened the power of Egyptians
  7. 11. Name of Empire that forced Jews to leave Palestine
  8. 13. Europeans, People from a particular language group (Greek, Latin, Persian, Sanskrit, Germanic
  9. 14. nomads, depended on hunting and gathering; herding of animals
  10. 16. Semitic speaking people located south of the Phoenicians; Descendants of Abraham