Why do you think the Israelites were taken over by so many other empires? (3 complete sentences) Ñ 1. Assyrians – 722 BCE (2700 ya)

Ñ 2. Neo-Babylonians – 597 BCE (2600 ya)

Ñ 3. Persians – 539 BCE (2500 ya)

Ñ 4. Greeks – 168 BCE (2200 ya)

Ñ 5. Romans – 63 BCE (2100 ya)

The above empires took over Israel.

BCE = Before Common Era, Before Christ was born.

ya = years ago

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