CIVILIZATION
ASSYRIAN
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Question
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He destroyed Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem.
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He built the Hanging Gardens for his wife.
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He conquered the Assyrian Empire.
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None of these.
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Detailed explanation-1: -As has been well-known for millennia, in either 587 or 586 B.C.E., the forces of Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylonia, served a deadly blow to the small and rebellious Kingdom of Judah. They wiped it off the map, deported large swathes of its population, and destroyed its holy temple, the Temple of Solomon.
Detailed explanation-2: -While briefly considering the withdrawal from the city, Nebuzaradan made a final attempt with the remaining axe as the gates gave way on July 7. On July 9, 587 B.C., Nebuzaradan then went on to destroy the Holy Temple, the palace of the King, and all its dwellings by fire.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Temple was destroyed in 586 BC by Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon, when he conquered Jerusalem. There are scant remains of the temple on the south hill of the City of David. Evidence of the conquering and destruction of the city can be found in the Burnt House and the House of the Bullae.
Detailed explanation-4: -The city fell after a siege, which lasted either eighteen or thirty months. In the eleventh year of Zedekiah’s reign (2 Kings 25:2; Jeremiah 39:2), Nebuchadnezzar broke through Jerusalem’s walls, conquering the city.
Detailed explanation-5: -In 586 BC the Babylonian military, led by King Nebuchadnezzar, succeeded in breaking a two-year-long siege and destroyed much of the city of Jerusalem; her walls, palaces, and most devastatingly, the Temple of Solomon.