If the large empires of the Assyrians, Chaldeans, and Persians dominated the entire Near East for centuries, why did the small state of the Israelites have a great impact on Western civilization?

In italy, the distance between milan in the north and palermo,sicily, in the south is about 550 miles. in the united states, the distance betweenboston, massachusetts, and savannah, georgia, is about 900 miles. do you think the american revolutionaries of 1776 in the 13 colonies faced some of the same challenges as the patriots who struggled for italian unity in the 1860s?  

Which act of the conquistador pizarro was crucial in overthrowing the inca? a. the destruction of the ancient inca city, machu picchu b. the siege of the inca capital near the cuzco valley c. the execution of the last inca ruler, atahualpa d. the unexpected deaths of 3 million inca warriors e. the murder of former inca emperor, huascar

Who was the redcoat leader (major john pitcairn,militias, ralph waldo emerson, concord, captain john parker)