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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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What happened to the Israelites after Israel was conquered by the Assyrians?

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According to The Bible, the Israelites from the northern kingdom were deported to Assyria by the Assyrian king and placed in Halah and Habor, on the river of Gozan and in the cities of the Medes. Josephus and Jerome later tell us that they remained there for hundreds of years, under submission to the Persian empire. When Persia fell, they became subjects of the Hellenistic empire, in particular, the Parthians. During the time of Christ, many of them visited Jerusalem on pilgrimage during the Passover, as is mentioned in the New Testament during Pentecost. If Jesus' testimony is to be believed, these exiled Israelite tribes were among the first Hebraic peoples to receive the gospel, which was preached to them by such apostles as Thomas and Thaddeus. After the destruction of the Jewish temple in 70 AD by the Romans, the Jews in Judea were dispersed throughout the nations and most of them fled to places where their Israelite brethren were already living, such as Persia (Tehran), Urmia (northern Iran), Egypt, Jordan and Syria. But because of differences in religious beliefs, the two groups of Israelites experienced a schism. Most of them had accepted Christianity and became known as Orthodox Christians; the ones who rejected Jesus as Messiah became known as Jews, and allied themselves with the Zionist cause, later emigrating to Israel or other Western countries.

Why are chaldeans so rich?

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They're not, but they like to pretend. They jam-pack their houses with many family members, thus they have more disposable income. They are very materialistic, so they all have to own brand name cars. Many of the women especially, work as receptionist, hair stylist, and other occupations that pay less than 50k, but their dads pay for their 40k cars. Some of them have a little money because the US government makes it incredibly easy for immigrants to own profitable business here.

Is it true that after the Assyrians captured a city they allowed the conquered people to remain in in their homeland?

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No, it is false, because they kicked them out of their homeland and made some of them slaves.
No they did not allow them to stay they exiled them, make them as slaves, and forced them out then brought in then brought in new settlers and made them pay heavy taxes. >:D (by: Alexander, 11)

After the Assyrians captured a city they allowed the conquered people to remain in their homeland?

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The assyrians exiled the people they conquered out of their homelands or took them in as slaves.

What kind of weapons did the Assyrians use?

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Ancient Assyrians had iron spears, swords and daggers. They also had shields of leather or wood covered with bronze.

What are the Assyrians army's military tactics?

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Some of the numerous things that the Assyrians did (as attested by their own records - because they were proud of these things) included:

  • Forcing enemy soldiers and civilians to eat excrement
  • Killing entire cities of civilians
  • Impaling people repeatedly
  • Pouring boiling liquids onto people
  • Raping women repeatedly, gang-raping women
  • Hacking off limbs and other appendages of captured people, drawing and quartering enemies for sport
  • Enslaving hordes of captured people
  • Deporting captured people from their homes and often times splitting up families
  • Using mechanical torture implements
  • Burning crop fields to starve their enemies
  • General physical violence - stabbing, punching, etc.
  • Gouging out enemy's eyes, lopping off enemy's noses, and other forms of violent sense-deprivation
  • Stealing from civilians
  • Making family members watch other family members experiencing any of the above tortures

Why were the Assyrians and babylonians successful?

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Because they thought if they were superior, they could come together and make one tribe.

Why are assyrian's important?

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In the 8th century B.C., biblically speaking... the Assyrians had come into their own as a fierce and powerful nation [empire] that struck "terror" in the hearts of any people who found themselves their target.

The brutal Assyrians gave the "applied science of terror" to the world. They nailed the flayed skin of prisoners up for public display, and mutilated those who resisted them. They burned cities to the ground and were the role models for today's terrorists.

And it happened at this time, that the God of Israel "struck terror" in the hearts of His people by bringing Assyria against them. The House of Israel had strayed from their God and His laws [adopting the idols and gods of other nations]... and a series of tragic national events occurred, which God allowed, in an attempt to "warn" His people to return to the ways and lifestyle of Righteousness.

Assyria was the vicious empire who would defeat the House [or kingdom] of Israel, following their utter failure to recognize the repeated warnings God gave to them [beginning with His removal of His protection of them from other nations]. The House of Israel failed to heed the warnings and "repent" of their godless ways. The warnings were patiently spread over an approximate three year period, to give Israel a chance to change.

It was Assyria who uprooted and removed the House of Israel from their land and the life they knew. Assyria carried them away, where they became lost to world history -- remembered as the "Lost Ten Tribes of the House of Israel."

Assyria was very important to the House of Israel in the 6th century. They had forsaken their God to the point that in a matter of a few generations, following their defeat and removal by the Assyrians, they would start to think of themselves as "Gentiles."

Unlike the Jews [the House of Judah], about 130 years later, who would go into "Babylonian captivity" and return after 70 years... the House of Israel never returned to their homeland.

They adapted and adopted the gods of the pagan nations to whom they were captives and slaves... and lost their identity as a people [the people of the God of Israel].

It's doubtful that any of them considered Assyria "important" to them... considering that they failed to understand what was happening to them... and why... and considering that they lived in terror and that the survivors had their lives turned upside down.

But Israel's scattering by Assyria played an "important" part in the future salvation of all the nations of the world through Jesus Christ.

"...Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written: 'The Deliverer will come from Zion; He will turn godlessness away from Jacob. And this is My covenant with them when I take away their sins.'" (Rom.11:25-27 NIV)

At least, that's one reason why Assyria is important... as terrifying and upsetting as it might have been at the time.

How did the Persians treat their conquered cities as compared to the Assyrians and Chaldeans?

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The Persians established 20 provincial Persian governors to maintain security and prosperity within each province. The Assyrians exchanged aristocracies between provinces so that hostile new rulers would keep a tight and unsympathetic grip on their alien subjects.

Did the Assyrian Empire build a library?

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Assyrian, Babylonian and Sumerian cuneiform tablets

What where the uses of chariots to the Assyrians?

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They where using the chariot for generals as viewing platforms and for messages.

How did the Assyrians create fear?

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Specifically was their rams, rams that could destroy very sturdy and strong walls, as well as their strategy afterwards when the defenses were overrun.

How were the Persians different from the Assyrians or Babylonians?

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The Persians were tolerant of other people. They did not forcibly move people they've conquered from their homelands, but instead returned them as this was their policy. The Persians believed that prosperity of subject people = prosperity for their Empire.

Was the code of Hammurabi a code of laws for Assyrian?

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Hammurabi was an Assyrian with the Acadian language as his first language who used the cuneiform writing system following the lineage from the first Assyrian king Sargon. Babylonia retained the written Semitic Acadian language for official use, despite its Amorite founders and Kassite successors not being native Acadians. Hammurabi realized the cruel kings lived a short reign. He even helped to secure the Babylonian Empire from enemies. Hammurabi was the ruler who chiefly established the greatness of Babylon, the world's first metropolis. Many relics of Hammurabi's reign have been preserved, and today we can study this remarkable King as a wise law-giver in his celebrated code. By far the most remarkable of the Hammurabi records is his code of laws, the earliest-known example of a ruler proclaiming publicly to his people an entire body of laws, arranged in orderly groups, so that all men might read and know what was required of them.

The earliest mention of the city of Babylon can be found in a tablet from the reign of Sargon of Akkad dating back to the 23rd century BC and by the time Hammurabi reached the throne, his code made life in Babylon more just.

Where do Assyrians live in America?

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Here is the Population list of where they mostly live and population.

1-Los Angeles (130,000)

2-Chicago (100,000)

3-New York City (72,000)

4-Turlock ( 21,000)

5-San Francisco (19,000)

6-Las Vegas (15,000)

7-New Orleans (2,000)

8-Modesto (260)

What continent is assyria located?

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Assyria is on the continent of Asia.

Was Aristotle was captured by the Assyrians?

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No he was never captured by the Assyrians

Why was Ashur so strong?

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One of the things that made Ashur a great nation is the fact is was a religious city and was protected by walls.

How was Assyria similar to other city-states in Mesopotamia?

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At the same time that Babylon was raising to greatness in southern Mesopotamia, in Northern Mesopotamia another group was growing strong. The Assyrians were a much more warlike people than the Babylonians. They were also known as great traders. Their caravans traveled all over the place, bringing goods to trade as well as food and wine to various cities in Mesopotamia. The Assyrians did not create small statues like the Sumerians or Babylonians. Instead the Assyrians painted on ceramics. Most of their paintings dealt with battles and the life of a warrior. We have learned a lot about how the Assyrians went to battle and how soldiers lived through their paintings. The Assyrians lived in towns. Even though they were herders and goat traders, they also had places to settle when they grew tired of the nomadic life. In their towns, they sometimes built huge buildings. We are not sure what these buildings were for but they were decorated with demons.

What were the Assyrians problems or challenges?

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the Assyrians people rebelled against them

What kingdom was conquered by the Assyrians in 721 bc?

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Yes. Israel ceased to exist in 722 BCE and became the Assyrian province of Samaria.

What is an Assyrian?

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Over many years, Assyrians have been celebrating different traditions of their new country due to the Assyrian Diaspora. But, there are original Assyrian traditions, hence culture. Assyrians hold feasts (Syriac: hareh) for different patron saints, the Nineveh Rogation (Syriac: Bo'utho d-Ninwoye/Ba'uta d-Ninwaye) which is a three day fast with absolutely no food, and no water, nothing. Finally the most popular, the Assyrian New Year (Syriac: Ha b-Nison/Kha b-Nisan). Some of these traditions have been practiced by the Assyrians for well over 1,500 years, and there are many more.

What country is Nineveh now?

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Nineveh was the capital of the assyrian empire