{"id":1261,"date":"2024-05-06T01:35:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T01:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digitalnewsreport.com\/practice_tests\/?p=1261"},"modified":"2024-05-06T04:52:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T04:52:55","slug":"assyria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitalnewsreport.com\/practice_tests\/assyria\/","title":{"rendered":"Assyria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Diving into the origins of Assyria takes us back to circa 2500 BC, to a region located in the upper Tigris river, part of present-day northern Iraq and eastern Syria. This civilization arose with the city of Ashur leading the way, reputedly named after its deity. Initially, its inhabitants were Sumerian and Akkadian settlers. 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