Assyrians

14 09, 2017

Who were the Hittites? West Asian history

By |2019-09-05T05:39:53-07:00September 14th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on Who were the Hittites? West Asian history

Hittites: musicians in long and short tunics (1500 BC, modern Turkey) History of the Hittites The Hittites were Indo-European people. They seem to have moved south from the Caspian Sea into southern Turkey around 2000 [...]

14 09, 2017

West Asian history – The Levant, Mesopotamia, and Iran

By |2019-09-05T05:40:01-07:00September 14th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on West Asian history – The Levant, Mesopotamia, and Iran

Map of West Asia People also call West Asia the Near East or the Middle East. It is the part of Asia that is closest to the Mediterranean Sea. West Asia [...]

13 09, 2017

Neo-Babylonians – Mesopotamia – West Asian history

By |2019-09-05T05:40:24-07:00September 13th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on Neo-Babylonians – Mesopotamia – West Asian history

The Ishtar Gate of ancient Babylon, built during the Neo-Babylonian period (600s BC). Now in Berlin. As the Assyrians got weaker, pieces of their empire began to break off. People saw their [...]

13 09, 2017

Later Assyrians – Mesopotamia – West Asian history

By |2020-03-06T06:44:03-08:00September 13th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on Later Assyrians – Mesopotamia – West Asian history

Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria The Assyrians continued But in 827 BC a great revolt, centered on Nineveh, at the end of Shalmaneser's reign forced the Assyrians to abandon their conquests in [...]

13 09, 2017

Assyrians – Mesopotamia – West Asian history

By |2019-09-05T05:40:38-07:00September 13th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on Assyrians – Mesopotamia – West Asian history

Assyrian history: the head of an Akkadian king (maybe Sargon, who invaded Assur) Where did the Assyrians live? We first hear of the Assyrians around 2300 BC. That's when Sargon of Akkad invaded their [...]

13 09, 2017

West Asian government – Mesopotamia and Iran

By |2019-09-05T05:41:02-07:00September 13th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on West Asian government – Mesopotamia and Iran

West Asian government: the stele of Naram-Sin shows the king leading his troops to victory. Empires and city-states Since the time of the Akkadians, about 2300 BC, West Asian government has [...]

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