If the large empires of the assyrians, chaldeans, and the persians dominated the near east for centuries, why did the small state of the israelites have a greater impact on western civilization?

Due to their Judeo-Christian spiritual heritage.

Explanation:

Even though the Israelites were small in size compared to the large, dominating nations in the near east, they were able to greatly impact western civilization because they had a spiritual heritage (of Judeo-Christian values) which was an important pillar of western civilization.

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