CIVILIZATION
PERSIAN
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Question
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Assyrians
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Babylonians
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Chaldeans
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Hittites
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Detailed explanation-1: -This time period is significant because Assyria was the first empire to have both iron tools and weapons while expanding its borders.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Assyrians launched attacks against the eastern borders of the empire as well as in Syria, reducing Hittite territory in these regions. At the same time, Hittite dependencies in the west were being lost. Sometime around 1200 B.C., Hattusha was violently destroyed and never recovered.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Hittites were famous for their skill in building and using chariots. They also pioneered the manufacture and use of iron. By 1300 the Hittite Empire bordered on Egypt and both powers vied for control of wealthy cities on the Mediterranean coast.