Assyrian Empire

Israel, the Northern Kingdom fell to the Assyrian Empire

Assyrians were probably named for Shem's son Asshur

Nineveh eventually became the capital of Assyria.

What did Assyria do to become an instrument of God's judgement? p 56

Draw the time line p 57 in your notes.

 Assyrians were among the most feared and hated people of ancient times.

1.  conquered and crushed the spirit of the nations they destroyed

2.  deported nations and made them slaves

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  3.  Shalmaneser V deported the 10 tribes of the
         Northern Kingdom, Israel.

  4.  Held lavish feasts

  Describe the feast in Calah. p 57  70,000 people feasted  for 10 days, consuming more than 2,000 oxen and 16,000 sheep

  5.  Ashurbanipal, the last great Assyrian king collected a library of over 100,000 cuneform clay tablets.

Jewish prophet Jonah warned Nineveh of God's coming judgment

Sennacherib boasted that the God of Judah was no better than other gods.  That night an angel of the Lord defeated them.

As prophesied in the book of Nahum, Nineveh fell in 612 BC

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Lesson Objectives

Students will learn

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list

2. explain the difference between

3. describe the

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms

6. Explain the significance of

Knowledge: Recall of data.

Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.

Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. 

Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.