Natural Syria – Part 4

The Assyrians:

An Ethnic Group who had a Great Impact on both, The Political and Civilization course in History.
Their Original Habitat was in the Upper Area of the Mesopotamia, Considered as The North East of Natural Syria (Around 3000 BC). As every self Initiated Civilization, the Assyrians Started up as a peaceful community, creating their small City Kingdoms, and as needs developed into more requirements for Expansion, They gradually expanded their presence on the Historical Scene by adapting Trading with their surrounding Habitat, Interacting with other Ethnical Groups, Only to realize that a Political domination of their General Habitat is the way to secure their Presence, Thus advancing further to establish an Empire that covered the whole of Natural Syria and beyond, Known in History as The Assyrian Empire.
We shall see further on that the Assyrian Empire had adapted the Arameian Language as the official Language, which led most of the present Historians to the theory that the Name Syria was derived from Assyria, developed by dialect as follows:
Ashouria – Ashyria –Assyria – Syria – Souria.

The Amorites:

The Amorites Inhabited Central Syria, West of the Mesopotamia around 3000 BC, Like the Early trend of New Born Civilization, the Amorites started by establishing City Kingdoms in Central Syria and Expanded North and South to dominate a wider area, it is believed that their Expansion had reached the Shores of the Amoro Sea ( The Mediterranean ), establishing their own City Kingdoms Like Amrite at the Northern Part of the Amoro Sea Shores, as well as conquering some of the Canaanite City Kingdoms.
Their Expansion extended south to threaten the Egyptian Borders, and around 2100 BC they attempted to unite both the Sumerians and the Akkadians in one Kingdom called Babylonia. Around 1830 BC Somu Abum the Amorite declared himself King of Babylonia.
The Amorite Influence had even reached the Assyrian Empire by introducing prominent political figures such as the Shamshi H’dud Dynasty (1814 BC).
It is believed that the Name Amoro which means (WEST), was used by the ethnical Groups south of Mesopotamia, (The Akkadians and Sumerians mainly), as an indication to the people in the West. Which later by time such a description had become an Identity.

The Canaanites, The Arameians and other Minor Ethnicities will follow in my next Posts.