Assyrians

The Assyrians were located in...

• Southern Mesopotamia

• Northern Mesopotamia

• Eastern Mesopotamia

• Western Mesopotamia

There are three main historical periods for the Assyrian Empire, but the most important is

• Early Assyrian Empire

• Middle Assyrian Empire

• Neo Assyrian Empire

• Late Assyrian Empire

Why was siege warfare important?

• Because, it allowed warriors to get out their aggression, so they wouldn't be violent at home.

• Because, if a military didn't enter the walled cities of the ancient world, there was no way to capture slaves and loot the city for valuables.

• Because ancient cities often had valuables hidden inside the walls.

• Because, if a military knocked down the city, they could marry the women and capture slaves.

Most of the information that we know about the Assyrians comes from bas reliefs and cuneiform inscriptions.

• True

• False

Who was the patron deity (god) of the Assyrians, and why was this god important?

• Shamash, because he was the deity that gave the Assyrians the divine law and helped the Assyrians become a powerful empire.

• Ishtar, the goddess of love and war, because she knows how to multitask, and she was the most powerful goddess in the entire Near East.

• Gibil, the "governor of the gods," because he judged both the gods and humans, and without law and order, there is chaos.

• Ashur, the supreme god of the sky and war, because he was the one who called the kings to wage war on his behalf to punish evil doers.

The Assyrians were highly skilled in this type of warfare...

• Land

• Siege

• Desert

• Mountain

Siege warfare is when army soldiers camp outside a city and repeatedly attack it until the city falls.

• True

• False

After conquering an area it was not uncommon for the Assyrians to...

• Force the entire population to move to a completely new place

• Make the entire population slaves

• Kill the entire population

• Cut off everyone's feet.

People feared the Assyrians because...

• They had a cavalry.

• They had strong iron weapons.

• They had archers.

• They had horse driven chariots.

• All of the above

Some people paid ___________ so they didn't have to fight the Assyrians.

• tribute

• sacrifices