Warfare
Who did the Assyrians conquer?
They conquered the Israelites, Phoenicians, and parts of the Egyptian Empire.
What shape did the Assyrians use first?
They were the first to use the circle that was divided up into 360 degrees.
What types of food did the Assyrians make from grain?
They made beer, bread, and flatbread.
What was the first Assyrian capital?
It was Ashur.
What were the Assyrian Laws also called
The Middle Assyrian Laws or the Code of the Assyrians
What were some of their military innovations?
They had iron-headed battering rams, movable towers/siege towers, and shields.
Were they the first civilization to star mapping the stars and their patterns?
Yes, they were.
Why were canals used?
Rivers often flooded, so canals controlled water levels. Canals spanned far distances to connect rivers to fields.
When was the Assyrian capital moved and what was it called?
It was moved in 879 BC and was called Nimrud.
What were Women in Assyrian Society allowed to do?
They could own property, run businesses, and divorce their husbands.
What were Assyrian soldiers trained for?
They were trained for siege warfare, battle tactics, and hand-to-hand combat.
Why were looms a very efficient innovation?
They could make clothes much easier and them higher quality.
What was Assyrian religion like?
What were the two main rivers that went through Assyria and did they provide.
The Tigris and Euphrates River were the two main rivers. They provided the Assyrians with fresh water and food, irrigation, and trade.
No, through hard and success, individuals from the peasant class could rise to the middle class.
What were their armor like?
It was full body armor made up of laminar, scale armor, and cooper alloy.
What kind of musical instruments did they develop?
They made harps, flutes, and other reed instruments.
How did subsistence farming work?
Almost all crops grown went to the farmer and their families, whatever was left remaining was sold.
What was Nineveh also known as and when was it almost entirely abandoned.
It was also known as Kouyunjik and was almost entirely abandoned by the 13th century.
What was the middle class made up of?
The middle class was made up of merchants, artisans, and government officials of a lower rank.
Why were they the most efficient military unit?
They were professionally trained, had iron weapons, advanced engineering, effective tactictics, and ruthlessness.
How important was iron tools for the Assyrians?
It gave them an upper hand in warfare as many of their enemies didn’t iron weapons. Many weapons were made for ware such as spears, axes, swords, and small shields.
What was their national god.
Their national god was called Ashur, also was the name for one of cities.
What city was never fully completed and what happened after?
Dur-Sharrukin was never fully completed because Sargon the second died, so his son, Sennacherib, moved the capitol to Nineveh.
What were the peasant responsible for and what was their lifestyle.
They were responsible in farming, construction, and military service. They lived in poverty and had little access to education or healthcare.