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The Ancient Near East
The Hittites:
 | Hittite Religion |
| Hittite King List |
| A Hittite Scapegoat Ritual |
| A Treaty Between the Akkadians and the Hittites |
| "Swords, Armor, and Figurines" Hittite uses of metal; includes maps and photographs of metal artifacts with a discussion of the Hittites' metal technology and trade. |
| History World on the Hittites |
The Assyrians
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Assyrian Warfare An excellent website from the British Museum |
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Assyrian palaces Another excellent website from the British Museum |
| Assyrian King List |
| Assyria Online: Ancient History links to many other sites. |
| The Inscription of Tiglath Pilesar I (1115-1077 BC). Tiglath Pilesar I founded the first Assyrian empire, and we read here a long list of conquests which gives a good sense not only of the extent of the Assyrian Empire, but also of their violence and cruelty. |
| A recreation of the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC) at Nimrud |
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Annals of Assur-Nasir-Pal (883
to 858 B.C.) notice
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| Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser II (859 - 823 BC) a list of conquests and tribute to this king of Assyria (d. 823 BC), . (A picture of the obelisk) |
| Tiglath Pileser III (745-727 BC), seen here receiving homage, inaugurated the last and greatest phase of Assyrian expansion, subjecting Syria and Palestine and merging, Assyria and Babylon. Here is a drawing of a relief at Nimrud depicting his attack on Gezar. |
| Tiglath Piliser III began the destruction of Israel. |
| "Stolen Stones: the Modern Sack of Ninevah" Links in the text call up some good photographs of the site. This has to do with inscriptions and artifacts lost to looters and sold on the Black Market or destroyed in the Gulf War of 1991. |
| "Taking Stock in Bagdad" More were lost to looters in the recent war against Iraq, but some of the most valuable were located after the fall of Baghdad. |
Babylon
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History World on Babylon |
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Trade and transport in Babylon Another excellent site from the British Museum. |
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Palestine: Canaanites, Phoenicians, Israelites
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Canaan and ancient Israel a very well developed website with inner links and much information about daily life, trade, climate, etc. Includes the development of writing |
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| The Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit at the Library of congress. Follow links to the Qumran Library for translations of some of the texts found. This site also has many photographs of artifacts (bowls, combs, sandals, etc.) from the time of Jesus. |
| History of Israel from the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, a timeline which begins with the Patriarchs (17th century BC) and goes to 2002 AD. |
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Judaism, Customs and Practices
| Learning about Judaism |
| Jewish Weddings |
| Jewish Holidays |
| Jewish Customs and Beliefs |
| Website of Unitied Synagogue of Conservative Judaism |
Divisions within modern Judaism:
| Orthodox Judaism has two subdivisions, Modern Orthodox and Hassidic: |
| Conservative Judaism |
| and the most common form in America, Reform Judaism |
| Images of Ancient Persia Click on the forward and back arrows to see "thumbnails" of all the pictures; click on the picture itself to see the full-sized image. |
| A Collection of Persian Inscriptions. Darius I was king at the time of the Battle of Marathon (490 BCE), Xerxes I was king for the invasion of 480 BCE. |
| A Persian Inscription showing that Darius I claims Greece among his possessions. |
| Cyrus the Great A page devoted to the first Achaemenian emperor and founder of Persia. Includes a map, images, history, including a list of the accomplishments of this dynasty |
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