16 a history

Question 1

what king made the assyrian empire the largest empire the world had yet seen?

Answer 1

ashurbanipal

Question 2

what countries did the assyrian king ashurbanipal conquer?

Answer 2

egypt, canaan, babylon, etc.

Question 3

what did ashurbanipal like to do for fun?

Answer 3

he hunted lions with bows and arrows

Question 4

what kind of shields did the assyrians use?

Answer 4

basket shields tied together with leather strips

Question 5

how did the assyrian soldiers break through the walls of the cities they invaded?

Answer 5

they built ramps out of dirt, and pushed wooden towers on wheels up the ramps

Question 6

did the people in the assyrian empire like their king?

Answer 6

no…they hated him for his cruelty

Question 7

tell me about the return of the assyrian empire

Answer 7

the assyrian king ashurbanipal conquered all the cities and countries around him to create the largest empire the world had seen to that time. he was a cruel leader, hated by his people.