CIVILIZATION
ASSYRIAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Medes, Chaldeans
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Egyptians, Persians
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Israelites, Greeks
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -About 630 Nabopolassar became king of the Chaldeans. In 626 he forced the Assyrians out of Uruk and crowned himself king of Babylonia. He took part in the wars aimed at the destruction of Assyria.
Detailed explanation-2: -Determined to end Assyrian dominance in Mesopotamia, Babylonia led an alliance in an attack against the Assyrian capital, Nineveh. The city was comprehensively sacked after a three-month siege, and Assyrian King Sinsharushkin was killed.
Detailed explanation-3: -Rebellion forces As well as the Babylonians, the Aramaic tribes, the Chaldeans and King Khumban-umena III of the Elamites, and all the Zagros Iranians (Persia, Anzan, Ellipi, etc.) joined in rebellion against the Assyrians.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why did the Chaldeans join with the Medes to fight the Assyrians? The Chaldeans joined with the Medes because they both wanted to break free from the Assyrians.