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Neo-Assyrian Period, Assyrian Empire Flashcards

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Previously Mittani

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Hal ashkur took over

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began expansion in main cities

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already own fertile crescent- began expanding at 7th century, 744, so Urartu, Phrygia, Lydia have diplomatic relations

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fertile crescent

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contains caravan routes form Mesopatamia and Syria to Arabia, and part of Egypt at one point

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Mount Ararat

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Urartu

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934-745- 1st phase of Neo-Assyrian Period

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regained control of Upper Mesopatamia

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745-619: 2nd phase of Neo-Assyrian Period

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expansionist from Persian Gulf to Central Anatolia and Egypt

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calendar year

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spring to spring

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612

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Babylonian king levels all of Assyria

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539

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Fall of Babylon by Persians

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Ninevah

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christian enclave (from 612-C.E.?)

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Kalhu

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Nimrud (royal annals)

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Dur-Sharrukin

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khorsabad (royal annals)

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“Letters to the god”

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Sargon II’s 8th campaign, found in annals

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Dur

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founded by Sargon II- inscriptions on walls ***

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Assurnasipal II (883-859)

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14 campaigns and building of Kalhu (Nimrud)- many hunting scenes etc

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16
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beer was a staple

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in sun becomes a paste for bread, mice didn’t eat it

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Shalmanesar III (858-824)

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famous for Jehu- conflicts with Neo-hittite and aramean kingdoms in the west, coalition with Syrian & Levantine states; then the coalition fell apart (841): tribute from Jehu (Israel) mentioned on Shalmaneser’s Black Obelisk (in Kalhu)
pact with Babylonia: protecting the Babylonian dynastic line and fighting Aramaean and Chaldaean tribes
reign ends with revolt

18
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745

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Neo-Assyrian KINGDOM begins

19
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Black obelisk of Nimrud

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first abstract idea of a god (Assur) Jehu- king of Israel is forced to pay tribute to Shalmanessar III

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Shalmanessar III’s kingdom

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eunics- source of power, would adopt other kids. small garrisons were left for power control- would become locals through generations

21
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Shamshi Adad V

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Babylonia had to help Shalmaneser’s son, then he attacked Babylonia _broke the treaty

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Tiglath-Pilessar III (744-727)

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Urartu gets stronger during his reign, although he reduces their power, campaigns incorporated N. Syria and Damascus. Akitu-slapping king story
728 crowned king of Babylon- jealous of Babylonian culture
complex bureacracy, taxes, centralized state

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assyrian writing

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changed the creation myth of babylon to include Assur

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Walls of the palace of Tiglath-pileser III at Kalhu

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Annals are in several incarnations (shorter ones are on the walls of this palace) *Eph’al –the siege in ancient near east (ancient assyrian military- all wooden)
Threats are carried out to initiate fear, and then you don’t have to carry it out later

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Medes

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assyrian kings carried Parasols

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Shalmaneser V (726-722)

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took Samaria and ruled Babylonia

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Sargon II (721-705)

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Shalmaneser and Sargon II are brothers- fishy death
Babylonia fell under Chaldaean control:Marduk-apla-iddina (“Merodach-baladan”) runs away like 3 times—Sargon tried to retake Babylon, but an Elamite army defeated him at Der
but by the end of his reign, Sargon regained Babylonia and expelled Marduk-apla-iddina to Elam
by the end of his reign, an area from central Anatolia all the way to Judah had become a series of Assyrian provinces

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Dur-Sharrukin

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Khorsabad- palace of Sargon II, winged lions at main gate

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Iconogrpahic conventions

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fish- fertility, ships to carry troops

30
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Sennacherib (704-681)

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focus on securing Babylonia, along with frontier wars

2nd phase empire (744-630)

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Esarhaddon (680-669)

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campaigns against Egypt- 2nd phase empire (744-630)

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612

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612: Medes and Babylonians conquer Assyria, Ashur, Kalhu (Nimrud) & Nineveh had been destroyed by a combined army of Babylonians and Medes…
unknown 1-2 decades before the fall, it’s an enigma

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Assurbanipal (668-631/627?)

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completed his father’s Egyptian conquest

attacked his brother

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Assurbanipal’s brother

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Shamash-shum-ukin), acting as Babylonian ruler, rose against Assyria with Elamite aid; Assurbanipal crushed his brother, chased the Elamites into Elam, and ravaged Susa (end of Elam as an international entity)

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Nabopolassar

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Babylonian general Nabopolassar became Babylonian king in 626 & Assyrians lost control over Babylonian and the Assyrian empire started to fall apart

36
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medes in the east

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Assyrian empire controlled by Babylon

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