HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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The Chaldeans and the Medes formed a ____ and agreed to help one another defeat the Assyrians.
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alliance
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ziggurat
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province
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -After Ashurbanipal’s death, a Chaldean leader, Nabopolassar, in 626 made Babylon the capital of a kingdom that under his son Nebuchadrezzar II (605–561 bce) became a major imperial power.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Chaldean Empire (625-539 B.C.) The Chaldeans, who inhabited the coastal area near the Persian Gulf, had never been entirely pacified by the Assyrians. About 630 Nabopolassar became king of the Chaldeans. In 626 he forced the Assyrians out of Uruk and crowned himself king of Babylonia.
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