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A mid second millennium, BCE Phoenician system of writing based on relatively few letters, 22, that combined to make sounds and words adaptable to many languages. The alphabet was simpler and more flexible than writing, based on symbols for syllables and ideas.
During the second millennium B.C.E., the ancient Near East experienced significant change due to the influx of new populations and the rise of vast land-based empires established through organized military campaigns.
During the first millennium BCE, societies on t the edge of regional empires began to break from dynastic regimes and forge their own paths•Innovations in cultural and religious beliefs expanded social, political and cultural options•Second-generation societies borrowed from older communities, but departed from ancient legacies in ...
The 2nd millennium BC spanned the years 2000 BC to 1001 BC. In the Ancient Near East, it marks the transition from the Middle to the Late Bronze Age. The Ancient Near Eastern cultures are well within the historical era: The first half of the millennium is dominated by the Middle Kingdom of Egypt and Babylonia. The alphabet develops.
In the second millennium BCE migrations of pastoral folk emanating from the steppes of Central Asia contributed to a quickening pace of change across the entire region from Europe and the Mediterranean basin to India.
The earliest alphabetic system that we know of appeared in Southwest Asia near the end of the second millennium BCE. In the following centuries variations of that system spread from the Mediterranean basin to India. People could master alphabetic systems faster and easier than logographic ones.
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Jul 16, 2020 · The New Babylonian Empire (c. 626 – 539 BCE) With the weakening of the Assyrian Empire, the New Babylonian Empire began to dominate Mesopotamia. Lasting for less than 100 years, the New Babylonian Empire is best known for its ruler, Nebuchadnezzar II, and its great architectural projects.
