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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

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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

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The Bible Mentions the "Assyrians"

Jeremiah 2:18 2 Kings 16:102 Kings 19:4 Isaiah 37:4 Jeremiah 2:36 2 Chronicles 32:9 Chronicles 30:6 2 Kings 18:9 2 Kings 18:17 2 Kings 17:26 2 Kings 17:24 2 Kings 20:6Jeremiah 50:17 2 Kings 18:16 Isaiah 36:8 Nehemiah 9:322 Kings 23:29 Isaiah 27:13 Isaiah 36:2 2 Kings 18:23 2 Kings 18:28 2 Kings 19:10Isaiah 36:13 2 Kings 15:19 2 Kings 16:8 2 Kings 18:30Micah 5:6 2 Chronicles 28:21 Zechariah 10:10

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

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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

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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

Asher-Dan II

• Concentrated on rebuilding Assyria with its natural borders.

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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

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

Built government offices in all provinces.

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Provided plows throughout the land, which produced grain crop.

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EconomyEconomy:

• Based off agriculture & herding

• Not known for trade

- Possibly collected taxes from traders passing through the land

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

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

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

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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

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/

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

Prisioners

• 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.

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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

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

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

“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.

Works Cited

• http://www.geni.com/people/Ashur-dan-II/6000000003645912454

• http://armieswiata.com/armies/aasyrian.html