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After Solomon's death the twelve tribe of Israel left 10 went north to Jerusalem and the other two tribe in south founded Judah and kept Jerusalem as its capital

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powerful neighbors surrounded them. The Chaldeans and Assyrians.

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The Chaldeans and Assyrians wanted control of the trade routes that ran through the Israelite Kingdoms.

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The Assyrians were feared throughout the region they forced conquered peoples to pay tribute. If they did not receive tribute, the Assyrians destroyed town, burned estates and carried away all valuable goods then force them to move to different areas.

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The kingdom of Israel refused to pay tribute

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Assyrians invaded Israel in 722.B.C. The Assyrians captured major cities and the capital at Samaria they wanted absolute control.

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they forced Israelites to resettle. The Assyrians brought people from their empire to live in Israel the settlers mixed with the Israelites still living there

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A new mingled culture develop These people were known as the Samaritans. The Samaritans started to worship the god of Israel and read the Torah and followed Israelites religious laws.

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The people of Judah survived the Assyrian conquests, but their freedom did not last.

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Judah's plotted to set Judah free from the Chaldeans. God did not want judah to rebel but the king refused to listen. the king led Judah to revolt.

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The Chaldeans retook Jerusalem in 586.B.C. Nebuchadnezzar then leveled Jerusalem to the ground He destroyed temples captured the king and took thousands of Judah's people to Babylon. In Jewish history this time is known as the Babylon Exile