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The Assyrians
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Assyria
  • existed around 2000-612 BCE
  • lived in northern Mesopotamia on the Tigris River
  • middle bronze age

3
Old Assyrian Period
  • Consisted of city-states and Semetic kingdoms
  • Shamshi-Adad I was the monarch after he captured
    the city of Ashur
  • Ashur was the base city from which Assyria was
    born

4
Middle Assyrian Period
  • Most of the empires expansion occurred in this
    time period under Tukulti-Ninurta I
  • The Assyrian law code was created, giving women
    less rights

5
Economics
  • Assyrians had good farming systems with
    irrigation
  • had large cities for trade
  • few slaves, but didnt play big part in the
    economy
  • made iron

6
Individuals
  • Monarchs
  • -Tiglat-Pileser(1116-1090 BCE)-extended authority
    to Syria and
  • Armenia
  • -Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BCE)-conquered
    Mesopotamia and
  • modern day Lebanon
  • -Shalmaneser III (858-824 BCE)-conquered all of
    Syria,
  • Palestine, Armenia, Babylon, and Southern
    Mesopotamia

7
Culture
  • literature was one of their finest achievements
  • first used cuneiform, later used Aramaic writing
  • wrote down medicine, legal issues, and history
  • had sculptures and wall carvings

8
Technology
  • battering ram
  • excavation
  • concepts of engineering
  • made chariots popular
  • worked with metals like bronze and iron

9
Warfare
  • had good weapons and a well trained army
  • conquered many cities and made them pay tribute
  • army consisted of foot soldiers, chariots,
    archers, and cavalry
  • weapons made of iron

10
Art
  • Their art depicted battle scenes and destruction
    of the cities they conquered
  • Their sculptures were used to guard the kings
    court

11
Fall of the Assyrian Empire
  • In 612 BCE the Chaldeans captured the capital
    city of Nineveh
  • The empire fell without the control of Nineveh

12
Geography
  • Located in North Mesopotamia
  • Expands over 4 countries (Turkey, Iran, Syria,
    Iraq)
  • Goes to Euphrates
  • Tigris runs through it
  • The Taurus and Zagros Mts. To the north and east
  • Southern limestone plateau

13
Geography II
  • Rich and fertile land
  • The Arbel and Nineveh plain make up the middle of
    Assyria

14
Language
  • Wrote on clay tablets in cuneiform
  • Spoke Akkadian
  • 750 BC they started using papyrus paper
  • Aramaic was the 2nd official language

15
Religion
  • Monotheists
  • Ashurism was the first religion (until 256 AD)
  • 1st to accept Christianity

16
Ages of Assyria
  • 1st Golden Age
  • 1st Dark Age

17
1st Golden Age
  • 2400 BC to 612 BC
  • Fruitful time
  • Sargon of Akkad was the 1st ruler
  • Ended with the tragic fall of Nineveh
  • 3 major cities Ashur, Nineveh, Arbel
  • Successful warriors
  • One of the 1st empires

18
1st Dark Age
  • 612 BC 33 AD
  • Empire collapsed in 612
  • Employed by Persians as troops
  • Failed attempt to reestablish in 350 BC
  • Persians killed 400 of the Assyrian leaders

19
Government
  • Kings were in charge of everything except
    religion
  • Kings oldest son handled administrative affairs.
  • Some low taxes and freedom to choose to not join
    the military.

20
Military
  • 150,000-200,000 men
  • First to use large Calvary squadrons
  • Had 3000 horses a month for use in battle
  • Had the most modern equipment
  • Consisted helmet, body armor, boots, and
    backpacks

21
Military II
  • Weapons composite bows, ands swords
  • Protection helmet, body armor, shields.
  • Shields were so strong they could withstand a
    firearm up to Napoleons time.
  • Bows were not matched until the Prussian needle
    gun in 1871

22
Social Life
  • Kings and his advisors lived in luxury
  • Followed Hammurabis code
  • Citizens spent time working in their farms

23
Slavery
  • People became slaves one of two ways prisoner of
    war, owed debt.
  • Mostly people who owed debt.
  • Slaves worked for wages.

24
Family Life
  • Family was extremely important.
  • Men wore skirts to show their significance
    (longimportant, shortnot).
  • Marriages were monogamous.
  • 1st son received largest inheritance.

25
Conclusion
  • Assyria was a beautiful and fertile land.
  • The people were to unsettled to be peaceful
  • Big on military and family.
  • Assyria was one of the most successful empires in
    the ancient world.

26
Assyrians
  • The Assyrians were people who lived in northern
    Mesopotamia.

27
The Beginning of the Assyrians
  • The Assyrian empire began as the small city of
    Ashur, located in Northern Mesopotamia.
  • Slowly, they began to grow into an empire.

28
Nineveh
  • Nineveh was the capital city of the Assyrian
    empire.
  • It was located on the bank of the Tigris river,
    at a very important trading spot.

29
Geography
  • Assyria covered modern day Turkey, Iraq, Syria
    and Iran.
  • The Tigris and Euphrates rivers run through the
    land, creating fertile soil.

30
Religions
  • The main religion that they practiced was
    Ashurism.
  • They practiced this until they eventually adopted
    Christianity in 33 C.E.

31
The Assyrian Language and Alphabet
  • The Assyrians wrote on clay tablets using a style
    of writing called Cuneiform.
  • More recently, they used modern ways of writing,
    such as parchment or leather.

32
Important Leaders
  • Some famous leaders were-
  • Sargon of Akkad
  • Ashur-uballit

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Sargon of Akkad
  • In the 24th and 23rd centuries B.C.E., Sargon led
    the Assyrian empire on a conquering rampage.
  • He is known as one of the first people to record
    a multi-ethnic empire ruled by one government.

34
Ashur-uballit
  • Ashur-uballit ruled the Assyrians from 1365-1330
    B.C.E.
  • He began the Assyrians reign of power.

35
Technological Advances (Art)
  • The Assyrians were known for their beautifully
    crafted stone sculptures.
  • The most famous sculpture is the Bull-Man,
    Lamassu.

36
Technological Advances (Building)
  • They made great advances in building.
  • One of their most useful accomplishments was
    heating bricks to harden them, and make them
    sturdier.

37
Assyrian Battles
  • They were conquered by Babylon who was under the
    rule of Hammurabi.
  • Eventually, they regained power.

38
Conclusion
  • The Assyrians were a powerful empire.
  • Under the rule of Sargon of Akkad, they conquered
    anybody who stood in their way.
  • They advanced things such as building and
    sculpting.

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Bibliography
  • http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_AssyriansOld
    _Assyrian_city-states_and_kingdoms
  • http//www.aina.org/aol/peter/brief.htm
  • http//wsu.edu/dee/MESO/ASSYRIA.HTM
  • http//www.historyforkids.org/learn/westasia/histo
    ry/assyrians.htm

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Bibliography and Credits
  • www. aina.org/aol/peter/brief.htmGeography
  • http//www.bible-history.com/assyrian-social-struc
    ture/index.html
  • World Book Encyclopedia A-1 pg. 822-823
  • Joshua Williams
  • Jake lindee
  • Sam Jones
  • Landon Johnson
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