Ancient History: Egypt : Assyrian Takeover

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Example Question #1 :Assyrian Takeover

The Battle of Megiddo, in the seventh century, was part of the war between__________.

Possible Answers:

the Mittani and the Hittite Empire

the Persian Empire and the Neo-Babylonian Empire

the Assyrian Empire and the Parthian Empire

the Persian Empire and the Scythian Empire

the Assyrian Empire and the Neo-Babylonian Empire

Correct answer:

the Assyrian Empire and the Neo-Babylonian Empire

Explanation:

米吉多是发生在公元前609年。它佤邦s part of a larger conflict between the declining Assyrian Empire and the ascending Neo-Babylonian Empire. The Egyptians were led by Necho II, an Assyrian puppet ruler. The Battle of Megiddo was fought between Egypt and the Kingdom of Judah (a would-be ally of the Neo-Babylonians). It ended in victory for the forces of Egypt and Necho II, which captured Judah and joined up with the Assyrian army at Carchemish. It proved to be a pyrrhic victory, however, as the combined Egyptian and Assyrian army was promptly destroyed by the forces of Nebuchadnezzar II and the Neo-Babylonian Empire.

Example Question #1 :Assyrian Takeover

The Battle of Carchemish was instrumental in the decline of the__________.

Possible Answers:

Persian Empire

twenty-second dynasty

Assyrian Empire

Neo-Babylonian Empire

Hittite Empire

Correct answer:

Assyrian Empire

Explanation:

边是在公元前605年打过仗。它佤邦s contended by an alliance of Assyria and Egypt and an alliance of Babylon and Persia. It ended in the complete destruction of the Egyptian army, the downfall of the Assyrian Empire, and the ascendancy of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.

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