Assyrian Empire

1. Assyrian Empire Jacob McLean, Mara Walters, Kirsten Willeford, Caroline Frew, Alex Johnson, Ann Munike& Jade Gray http://www.aina.org/brief.html

2. 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

3. 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 revphil2011.wordpress.com

4. The Bible Mentions the "Assyrians" Jeremiah 2:182 Kings 16:102 Kings 19:4Isaiah 37:4 Jeremiah 2:362 Chronicles 32:9Chronicles 30:62 Kings 18:92 Kings 18:172 Kings 17:262 Kings 17:242 Kings 20:6 Jeremiah 50:172 Kings 18:16Isaiah 36:8Nehemiah 9:322 Kings 23:29Isaiah 27:13Isaiah 36:22 Kings 18:232 Kings 18:282 Kings 19:10 Isaiah 36:132 Kings 15:192 Kings 16:82 Kings 18:30 Micah 5:62 Chronicles 28:21Zechariah 10:10

5. Assyrian Emperors Adad-Nirari • Ruled from 911 B.C. to 891 B.C. • Was a military mastermind • Attacked the Mediterranean coast and expanded the empire to twice its size • Attacked and defended against the Persians and the Babylonians faridparhadart.com http://www.faridparhadart.com/main.htm

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Built government offices in all provinces. http://karenswhimsy.com/public-domain-images/assyrian-empire/images/assyrian-empire-4.jpg

12. Provided plows throughout the land, which produced grain crop. • http://weblogs.marylandweather.com/wheat%20crop.jpg

13. Economy: Economy • Based off agriculture & herding • Not known for trade • - Possibly collected taxes from traders passing through the land

14. 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

15. Advanced Assyrian Army • Very weak until Tyglapitlesar’s 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

16. 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:// http://www.bethsuryoyo.com/images

17. 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

18. 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/

19. 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

20. 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. The new king would sit in a throne outside the gates and cut off all of the other peoples heads. Prisioners www.savepasargad.com/New-050508/01.General-News /Newss-Pages/Professor%20Kaveh%20Farokh-E.htm

21. 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

22. http://www.forumbiodiversity.com/showthread.php/28459-Are-Armenians-the-original-Indo-Europeans-split-mod/page5http://www.forumbiodiversity.com/showthread.php/28459-Are-Armenians-the-original-Indo-Europeans-split-mod/page5

23. Works Cited • Textbook, World History: The Human Experience • www.lmoskal.net/worldhistory/whtext/ch04/4.2.pdf • www.eduplace.com/ss/socsci/ca/books/bkf3/reviews/pdfs/LS_6_04_02.pdf • www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/world/assyriansdef.htm • www.assyrianinfo.com/ • www.aina.org/brief.html

24. “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.

25. Works Cited • http://www.geni.com/people/Ashur-dan-II/6000000003645912454 • http://armieswiata.com/armies/aasyrian.html