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More Empires of the Ancient Near East. Hittite Empire. Covered most of modern day Turkey Military innovations War chariot with shield man Introduced iron working to the region. Assyrian Empire. Masters of siege warfare Built a road system for trade and communication - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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MORE EMPIRES OF THE ANCIENT NEAR
EAST
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Covered most of modern day Turkey
• Military innovations• War chariot with
shield man
Introduced iron working to the region
HITTITE EMPIRE
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Masters of siege warfare
Built a road system for trade and communication
Built a large library of over 20,000 cuneiform tablets
ASSYRIAN EMPIRE
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Rebuilt Babylon as their capital
Architecture • Hanging Gardens
Science• Astronomy• Developed a lunar
calendar
CHALDEAN EMPIRE
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Built a trading network• Cedar• Purple dye• glassblowing
Colonized the Med.• Carthage• Sicily
Developed an alphabet
PHOENICIANS
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Based in modern Iran
Conquered Mesopotamia, Asian Minor and Egypt
Permanent professional army
• The immortals
Road system
PERSIAN EMPIRE
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Distinctive architecture
Allowed conquered peoples to retain culture
Zoroastrianism• Monotheistic• Dualistic
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