| A | B |
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| Assyrians rose to power 1000 years after | Hamerabi |
| Assyrians conquered other countries because | they built powerful armies |
| Assyria is located | in the upper Tigris River Valley |
| Assyrians took over | cities & trade routes in Mesopotamia |
| Assyrian weapons were | made of iron, harder & stronger than tin & copper |
| Who made iron stronger by smelting | Hittites |
| Assyrian Tactics | Cruel Weapons,skilled attacks, tunneled under walls, climbed over with ladders |
| After Assyrians captures cities they | burned them, took all possessions & citizens |
| Assyrian foot soldiers uniforms | shield, helmets, spears, daggers |
| When did Assyrians fight | only in the summer |
| Why didn't Assyrians fight in the summer | they didn't farm in the summer |
| Later soldiering became what | a year round job |
| What else did the soldiers use | Chariots, Calvary, archers |
| Two ways Assyrians get more soldiers | Hired them or forced the people they captures |
| What happened to people who resisted Assyrian Rule | they were punished |
| What happened to those who didn't resist | paid heavy taxes |
| Why did cities surrender | they spread rumors of cruelty to other places |
| What were Assyrian kings | strong and powerful |
| Where did the Assyrian government extend to | from the Persian Gulf to the Nile Valley in the Wet |
| What were Provinces | Political districts |
| Who was chosen to rule each Province | Governors |
| Province governors did what | collected taxes and made laws |
| System of roads, used for trading & soldiers could move quickly | Royal Roads |
| What did Assyrians Kings do | Fight, punish enemies, peaceful activities like libraries |
| Assyrian king, began 1st library, 25,000 hymns & stories | King Ashurbanipal |
| Assryian empire because | too large to government, Ashurbanipal died, people fought to end Assyrian rule |
| Who captures Ninevah in 612 BC | Chaldeans |
| Assyrians used the same language as the | Babylonian |
