Why did the Aramaic language survive so long?

1. Cultures

1.1. Jews

1.2. Hebrews

1.3. Mandaeans

1.4. Arameans

1.5. Syriac

1.6. Araic

2. Religions using Aramaic

2.1. Syriac Christianity

2.2. Assyrian Church of the East

2.3. Chaldean Catholic Church

2.4. Assyrian Pentecostal & Evangelical Church

2.5. Assyrian Evangelical Church

2.6. Ancient Church of the East

2.7. the Maronite Church

2.8. Saint Thomas Christian India

2.9. Old Testament Bible

3. Time Period

3.1. Old Aramaic, 925-700

3.2. Official or Imperial (Assyrian) Aramaic, 700-200

3.3. Middle Aramaic, 200 B.C. - 200 A.D.

3.4. Late Aramaic, 200-700

3.5. Modern Aramaic, 700 to our time

4. Countries & Lands spoken

4.1. Palestines

4.2. Syria

4.3. Asia

4.4. Egypt

4.5. Arabia

4.6. Turkey

4.7. Iraq/Iran

4.8. Lebanon

4.9. Israel

4.10. Jordan