Warfare
Innovation
Agriculture and Religion
Cities and Geography
Social Struct'ure and Government
100

Who did the Assyrians conquer?

They conquered the Israelites, Phoenicians, and parts of the Egyptian Empire.

100

What shape did the Assyrians use first?

They were the first to use the circle that was divided up into 360 degrees.

100

What types of food did the Assyrians make from grain?

They made beer, bread, and flatbread.

100

What was the first Assyrian capital?

It was Ashur.

100

What were the Assyrian Laws also called

The Middle Assyrian Laws or the Code of the Assyrians


200

What were some of their military innovations?

They had iron-headed battering rams, movable towers/siege towers, and shields.

200

Were they the first civilization to star mapping the stars and their patterns?

Yes, they were.

200

Why were canals used?

Rivers often flooded, so canals controlled water levels. Canals spanned far distances to connect rivers to fields. 

200

When was the Assyrian capital moved and what was it called?

It was moved in 879 BC and was called Nimrud.

200

What were Women in Assyrian Society allowed to do?

They could own property, run businesses, and divorce their husbands.

300

What were Assyrian soldiers trained for?

They were trained for siege warfare, battle tactics, and hand-to-hand combat.

300

Why were looms a very efficient innovation?

They could make clothes much easier and them higher quality.

300

What was Assyrian religion like?

Assyrian religion was polytheistic as they believed in a variety of gods.
300

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.

300
Was social mobility in Assyria impossible?

No, through hard and success, individuals from the peasant class could rise to the middle class.

400

What were their armor like?

It was full body armor made up of laminar, scale armor, and cooper alloy.

400

What kind of musical instruments did they develop?

They made harps, flutes, and other reed instruments.

400

How did subsistence farming work?

Almost all crops grown went to the farmer and their families, whatever was left remaining was sold.

400

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.

400

What was the middle class made up of?

The middle class was made up of merchants, artisans, and government officials of a lower rank.

500

Why were they the most efficient military unit?

They were professionally trained, had iron weapons, advanced engineering, effective tactictics, and ruthlessness.

500

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.

500

What was their national god.

Their national god was called Ashur, also was the name for one of cities.

500

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.

500

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.