CIVILIZATION
ASSYRIAN
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Question
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“land of milk and honey”
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“land of the brave”
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“land bathed in blood”
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“land between the rivers”
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Detailed explanation-1: -The brutal Empire of Assyria, described in the Bible as a land bathed in blood, had its roots in an even earlier civilization that reached its peak seven centuries before Christ.
Detailed explanation-2: -The numerous later empires that ruled over Assyria after the fall of the Neo-Assyrian Empire used their own names for the region, many of which were also derived from Aššur. The Achaemenid Empire referred to Assyria as Aūrā ("Athura").
Detailed explanation-3: -Assyria was located in the northern part of Mesopotamia, which corresponds to most parts of modern-day Iraq as well as parts of Iran, Kuwait, Syria, and Turkey.
Detailed explanation-4: -Assyrian Christians-often simply referred to as Assyrians-are an ethnic minority group whose origins lie in the Assyrian Empire, a major power in the ancient Middle East. Most of the world’s 2-4 million Assyrians live around their traditional homeland, which comprises parts of northern Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran.