Answer:
His name was Cosimo I de Medici.
Assyrian was a region in the near east,under the neo-assyrian empire,reached from mesopotamia through asia minor and down through Egypt the empire began modestly at the city of ashur located in mesopotamic North-east of Babylon, where merchant who traded in Anatolia became increasingly wealthy and affluence allowed for the growth and prosperity of the city
What colony were British able to hold until the end of the war?
Answer: New york
True, post WW2 Japans economy boomed and especially in that time they became a world economic power and today they are still one of the strongest economies in Asia.
Meditation would be the correct answer ;)