Assyrian Empire

Jacob McLean, Mara Walters, Kirsten

Willeford, Caroline Frew, Alex Johnson,
Ann Munike& Jade Gray
http://www.aina.org/brief.html

Religion
Assyrian in Latin form derives from the
name Ashur
Ashurism was practiced until 256 A.D.
Christianity started to be practiced
Assyrian church was founded in 33 A.D.
by Thomas, Bortholemew, and Thadderus

en.wikipedia.org

Religion
Assyrians built huge buildings with big demons
protecting the building and town from evil
Assyrians buried dead with few of their favorite
possessions, such as weapons, drinking cups,
and small personal items
Poor buried family in holes with their
possessions for the afterlife
An oil lamp was kept burning near the gravesite,
might have been a light to the afterlife or in
honor of the deceased person

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The Bible Mentions the "Assyrians"

Jeremiah 2:18
2 Kings 16:10
2 Kings 19:4
Isaiah 37:4
Jeremiah 2:36
2 Chronicles 32:9
Chronicles 30:6 2 Kings 18:9
2 Kings 18:17
2 Kings 17:26
2 Kings 17:24
2 Kings 20:6
Jeremiah 50:17 2 Kings 18:16
Isaiah 36:8
Nehemiah 9:32
2 Kings 23:29
Isaiah 27:13
Isaiah 36:2
2 Kings 18:23
2 Kings 18:28
2 Kings 19:10
Isaiah 36:13
2 Kings 15:19
2 Kings 16:8
2 Kings 18:30
Micah 5:6
2 Chronicles 28:21
Zechariah 10:10

Assyrian Emperors

Adad-Nirari
Ruled from 911 B.C. to 891 B.C.
Was a military mastermind
Attacked the Mediterranean coast and expanded the
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empire to twice its size
Attacked and defended against the Persians and the
Babylonians

http://www.faridparhadart.com/main.htm

Assyrian Emperors

Ashur-Nasir-Pal
Ruled from 883 B.C. to 859 B.C.
Captured Babylonia, Anatolia, and Syrian plain
Led the largest Syrian army of all time
Tyrant, destroyed everyone in his path

http://www.britannica.com

Assyrian Emperors

Shalmanser III
Ruled from 859 B.C. to 824 B.C.
Scheming man, overthrew enemies internally and
then replaced them with allies
Destroyed Babylon and the Persian Empire

http://www.assyrianvoice.net/assyrians.htm

Asher-Dan II
Concentrated on rebuilding Assyria with its
natural borders.

http://thestonescryout.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/Map_of_Assyria.267134947_std.png

Assyrian Government
Central government with
provincial governors
Government office in each
province
Each governor reports
directly to the king

Conquered rulers
required to pay tribute
Conquered peoples
required to pay heavy
taxes

Assyrian Government (cont.)

Taxes support the army
and fund building
projects
Nineveh
Network of roads

If a conquered land
refuses to pay, their
cities are destroyed and
their people are exiled.
Other government
functions:
Postal system
Town planning
Sanitation in the cities

Built government offices in all

provinces.

http://karenswhimsy.com/public-domain-images/assyrian-empire/images/assyrian-empire4.jpg

Provided plows throughout the

land, which produced grain crop.

http://weblogs.marylandweather.com/wheat%20crop.jpg

Economy:
Economy
Based off agriculture & herding
Not known for trade

- Possibly collected taxes from traders passing

through the land

Assyrian Army

Not professional
Only a few trained soldiers
All had very limited power
Wealthier men could afford to go to war in
chariots
Others made up cavalry and had whatever
weapons they could afford
Had to supply their own food in war

Advanced Assyrian Army

Very weak until Tyglapitlesars reign

Known for being extremely cruel
All forces were very well prepared
Famous for raiding and capturing
fortressed cities

http://www.allempires.com/empires/assyria/assyria1.htm

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Units
Each unit had 150-200 thousand men
50,000 units total
Large groups of horsemen
First to recruit foreigners
Each unit lead by experienced important
people

http://www.bethsuryoyo.com/images

Guratu

The brave ones

Only professional soldiers
Protected the King
Made up of 1,000 men well trained men
Kept on royal family grounds at all times
Had nice weapons but had to supply their
own food

Assyrian Attacks
They preferred to attack one place at
many different areas.
Attacked very quickly did not like long term
battles, these quick attacks forced people
to surrender.

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/sargon/essentials/soldiers/warheroes/

Weapons used
They used battering rams
on wheels.
These broke down wall and
doors.
They were so durable that
they could break down
stone walls.

They also made holes in

the walls
Had ladders to climb the
walls for air attacks
http://www.biblepicturegallery.com/pictures/assyriana/Assyrian
%20battering%20ram%20la.htm

Prisioners
The ruler that was
defeated would have
to pluck his eyes out
and then he would be
locked in a cage.
The royal wife's and
daughters would be
sent to harems, a
house reserved for
women.
www.savepasargad.com/New-050508/01.General-News
/Newss-Pages/Professor%20Kaveh%20Farokh-E.htm

The new king would

sit in a throne outside
the gates and cut off
all of the other
peoples heads.

Down Fall of the Army

The Assyrian army started to lose
character
After Asubanipala died they started to lose
places they had conquered
Any new leader would have to fight
rebellion

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Works Cited
Textbook, World History: The Human
Experience
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ews/pdfs/LS_6_04_02.pdf
www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/world/assy
riansdef.htm
www.assyrianinfo.com/
www.aina.org/brief.html

Religion. Brief History of Assyrians

(2007): n.pag. Web. 18 March 2013.
www.aina.org.
Religion. The Assyrians. n.pag. Web.
18 March 2013.
www.mesoopotamia.mrdonn.org.

Works Cited
http://www.geni.com/people/Ashur-danII/6000000003645912454
http://armieswiata.com/armies/aasyrian.ht
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