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Assyrians

By: Josh Limp & Danny Morrell. Assyrians. Government. The Assyrians had a hella brutal government. Every piece of enemy land they conquered over was either murdered, exiled, or in slaved its people. Their mighty kings showed little to no mercy.

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Assyrians

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  1. By: Josh Limp & Danny Morrell Assyrians

  2. Government • The Assyrians had a hella brutal government. Every piece of enemy land they conquered over was either murdered, exiled, or in slaved its people. Their mighty kings showed little to no mercy. • Punishments such as cutting of ears and noses was common, as it was in The Code of Hammuradi. • Murder was punished by the family being allowed to decide the death penalty for the murderer. • Yes, there were wars in this era, like the Assyrian war of independence.

  3. Architecture/Sculptures

  4. Religion/Gods Older gods -Anu - sky god, father & king of the gods -Apsu - underworld ocean; begetter of the skies and earth -Tiamat - primeval chaos; bearer of the skies and earth -Lahmu & Lahamu -Anshar -Kishar -Antu(m) - 1st consort of Anu -Aruru (Ninmah, Mami) - mother goddess; midwife of the gods -Mammetum - maker or mother of fate -Nammu - associated with water

  5. New Gods • Ellil (Enlil) - initially, leader of the pantheon • Ea (Enki, Nudimmud)- god of the waters • Mummu - craftsman • Qingu - battle leader • Sin (NannEllil (Enlil) - initially, leader of the pantheon • Sin (Nannar) - moon god

  6. Assyrian written language • Assyrian written language was actually to replace the Cuneiform writing with there own the aramaic alphabet during the Neo-Assyrian empire. • A lot of great work of literature such as The Epic of Ishtar and Izdubar.

  7. Interesting Facts! When it comes to Assyrian art, many example showcase battle scenes. Some are quite explicit with stark details, such as one that highlights the impaling of an entire village. The piece was meant to display the power that the emperor possessed. Usually, such pieces were created to serve as propaganda. ITS SO INTERESTING!

  8. Work Citation • http://www.unexplainable.net/artman/publish/article_11482.shtml • http://www.aina.org/aol/peter/brief.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyria • http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/westasia/history/assyrians.htm • http://www.livius.org/as-at/assyria/assyria.html

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