S1 Finals Flashcards
*Assyrian Origins
- Semitic nomads who settle in northern Mesopotamia
- Adapt cuneiform to suit Aramaic (their language)
- Capital city, Assur, named after patron god
- Assur becomes rich; along trade routes
Assur-Uballit
- Assyrian king
- Makes alliance with the Kassites
- Takes over Babylonia
Shalamaneser I
-Takes back Mitanni after ASSUR-UBALLIT
Tiglath-Pilassar I
-Codifies Assyrian laws
Assyrian Military Technology
- Iron weaponry
- Siege warfare
*Magi
- Astrologers
- Advised the king
*Assur
- Patron deity
- God of war, sun, creation
*Ninurta
- God of war, hunting, south wind
- Son of Assur
*Ishtar
-Goddess of war, love, fertility
*Lammasu
-Good spirits
-Winged bulls
Protected kings
*Type of Assyrian Kingship
-Monarchy/ theocracy
*Paradise Gardens
- Large enclosed “hunting parks”
- Used for hunting by the king and his court
*House of Succession
-Mini palace/court used to teach young nobles/royalty to hunt, ride, fight, read and write
Officer of Administration
- Responsible for enforcing the law code
- If deadlocked, accused was thrown into the river
Assyrian Exports
- Ivory carvings
- Iron metal work
- Leather goods
*3 Types of Assyrian Military Might
- Siege warfare
- Iron weapons
- Sheer terror
*Assyrian Neo Period (911-612 BC)
-Period of merciless expansion
-Develop iron weaponry and siege warfare tactics
+siege tower; battering ram; torture
-Massive building programs
-New art styles
*Polytheism
-Belief in many gods
*Siege Warfare
- Towers, ladders, battering-rams, tunnels
- Used to break into cities
*Iron Weapons
-Iron cheaper, easier to form, and harder than bronze
*Sheer Terror
-Mass torture
+ex: impalement, flaying, eye gouging
-Deterred thoughts of resistance
Assyrian System of Rule
- Conquer (or threaten) another kingdom
- Establish an Assyrian governor over the conquered kingdom
- Force kingdom to pay tribute and taxes
- If the kingdom rebels, or refuses to pay tribute, destroy their cities and deport the population to other areas of the empire
Tiglathpilesar III’s 3 Reforms
- Builds extensive road/postal systems
- Appoints provincial governors to administer and collect taxes from provinces
- Reorganizes army divisions and hires mercenaries
