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Semitic people  \n• Migrated to Syria during the decline of the Hittites (circa 1100 B.C.E.)  \n• Established small, prosperous kingdoms  \nDamascus  \n• Leading Aramean kingdom  \n• Circa 1000-700 B.C.E.– traded heavily  \n• 732 B.C.E.– conquered by Assyria  \nContribution: Language  \n• Aramean alphabet adopted by new Babylonian empire (7th century B.C.E.)  \n• Common language of the Near East  \n• Temporarily replaced Hebrew  \n– Used for some later books of the Christian Old Testament/Hebrew Tanakh  \n– Spoken in Greco-Roman Palestine and Judea – spoken by Jesus  \nReview Questions  \n• Where did the Arameans settle circa 1100 B.C.E.?  \n• What is considered to be the most significant contribution of the Arameansto world history?","cbCaihKzQ6BbFhoa","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihKzQ6BbFhoa","pdf",118738,"English","# Early History\n## Damascus\n# Contribution: Language\n# Review Questions","[{\"question\":\"When and where did the Arameans migrate around 1100 B.C.E.?\",\"answer\":\"The 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