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How did the Assyrians Forever Change the Military?

Built a Large Standing Army

Well Organized into special units

• Foot Soldiers (Spears & Knives)

• Archers (Bows & Arrows)

• Calvary (On Horseback)

• Charioteers (On Chariots)

Assyrian Soldiers Pillaging a City

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How did the Assyrians Forever Change the Military?

Used New Weapons & Methods

Used Iron Weapons

• Learned this from the Hittites

• Stronger than all other weapons at that time

Siege Tunnels, Ladders, & Battering Rams

Mass Deportation

• Removed entire peoples from their homeland & sent them elsewhere

Committed Atrocities

• Cut off Ears, Noses, Fingers, gauged out eyes, etc.

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How did the Assyrians Forever Change Government?

Used New Organization

Divided their Empire into Provinces

• Each had its own officials to govern (like our states)

• Led by a Governor

Enforced Laws & Collected Taxes

• Made Government faster & more efficient

Connected their Empire

Built roads to connect all parts of their empire

Made trade easier

Could move armies faster

Assyrian Caravan

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How did the Assyrians Forever Change Government?

Protected their Empire

Built Military outposts to protect roads, cities, & caravans from bandits

Provided safe havens & fresh horses for messengers

Assyrian King

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How did the Assyrians Preserve the Past for Future Civilizations?

King Ashurbanipal Built the Great Library

May have been the World’s First Library

• Contained over 25,000 tablets from Mesopotamia

Preserved their culture & achievements for future civilizations

This allowed lasting influence

Most of what we know about the early world came from tablets found in the Library

Ashurbanipal on his Chariot

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How did the Assyrian Empire come to an End?

Destroyed by Rebellions & Infighting

The Chaldeans took over (Babylonians)

Led by Nebuchadnezzar

• Made Babylon the Greatest city on earth

Inspired many of the great Ancient Leaders

Babylon was a symbol of what people could do

Built the Hanging Gardens

One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

King NebuchadnezzarSummary

Instructions:Write a one paragraph summary of today’s notes.Keep your “I can” statement(s) in mind while writing:

Summarize the important achievements of Mesopotamian Civilizations.Describe the achievements of important Mesopotamian leaders.

1. How did the Assyrians Forever Change the Military?2. How did the Assyrians Forever Change Government?3. How did the Assyrians Preserve the Past for Future

Civilizations?4. How did the Assyrian Empire come to an End?

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