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This usurper to the throne, who ruled 745 B.C. until 727 B.C., is regarded as the founder of the second Assyrian empire. What was his name?
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What was the capital of the Assyrian empire at its founding in 745 B.C.?
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The second ruler of the Assyrian empire, Shalmaneser V (son of the founder) began his rule in 727 by immediately going to work on reducing Israel to a province. He died while laying siege to Israel's capital, which was located at ...?
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4.
Shalmaneser's successor, by usurpation, was which great Assyrian king that ruled from 722 B.C. to 705 B.C.?
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An invasion of which people was successfully diverted in 705 B.C.?
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It was during the reign of Sennacherib (704-681 B.C.) that the Assyrian capital was moved to which location?
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Which of these important events did NOT happen during Sennacherib's reign?
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Perhaps the greatest reign of Assyrian history was enjoyed by Sennacherib's successor. What was the name of this great king?
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Who was the last great king of Assyria, ruling from 669 until 627 B.C., and presiding over the disintegration of the empire?
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10.
The capital of the Assyrian empire was captured and plundered in the year 612 B.C. by which pair of former Assyrian vassals?
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