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The Assyrians overran the Kingdomm of Israel and sent many Israelites to other parts of the Assyrian Empire. These scattered Israelites merged with neighboring peoples and gradually lost their identity.
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The Israelites emerged as a distinct group of people, organized in tribes, who established a united kingdom known as Israel.
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Hatshepsut is the first woman to become pharaoh.
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The New Kingdom was established and lasted approx. from 1567 to 1085 B.C. During this period, Egypt created an empire and became the most powerful state in Southwest Asia.
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The Hittites kingdom created their own empire in western Asia and even threatened the power of the Egyptians. The Hittites were the first of the Indo-European peoples to make use of iron.
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Hammurabi is remembered for his law code, a collection of 282 laws. Many of its ideas were similiar to later Israelite codes.
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A period of stability lasting from about 2050 to 1652 B.C. Egyptians later portrayed the Middle Kingdom as a golden age, an age of stability.
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The largest and most magnificent of all the pyramids was built under King Khufu. Constructed at Giza around 2540 B.B., the famous Great Pyramid of King Khufu covers 13 acres, measures 756 feet at each side of its base, and stands 481 feet high.
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The Old Kingdom was an age of prosperity and splendor. The Old Kingdom were powerful rulers over a unified state.
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The Sumerians created a cuneiform ("wedge-shaped") system of writing.
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Nevertheless, the widespread use of bronze has led historians to speak of a Bronze Age from around 3000 to 1200 B.C.
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Hieroglyphics means "priest-carvings" or "sacred writings." Hieroglyphics script was used for writing on temple walls and in tombs.
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The agricultural revolution of the Neolithic Age gave rise to more complex human societies that became known as the first civilizations.
