Module 4 Lesson 2

Question 1

Assyrians

Answer 1

Controlled a large empire
850-612 BC
SW Asian kingdom - E to N of the Tigris River - central Egypt
Came from N Mesopotamia
By highly advanced military organization and weaponry
Did this in response to invaders
Iron weapons
Advance planning and technical skill
Showed no mercy
Defeated - Syria - Israel - Judah - Babylonia
Extended beyond Fertile Crescent - Anatolia
Culture: great builders

Question 2

What was the capital of Assyria and where was it located?

Answer 2

Nineveh
Along the Tigris River
Three mi long 1 mi wide
Sculptures
Larger library with a cataloging system

Question 3

What made Assyria a strong fighting force?

Answer 3

Iron weapons

Question 4

Accomplishments of t he Assyrians

Answer 4

A strong fighting force
Iron weapons
Conquering ways
Library’s with a cataloging system

Question 5

How and why the Assyrian Empire fell

Answer 5

Combined army - Medes - Chaldeans - others - burned Nineveh