The Assyrian EmpireThe Assyrian Empire

Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Section 2Section 2

Key TermsKey Terms AssyriansAssyrians SennacheribSennacherib NinevehNineveh AshurbanipalAshurbanipal MedesMedes ChaldeansChaldeans NebuchadnezzarNebuchadnezzar

A mighty Military MachineA mighty Military Machine

Assyria 850BC advanced Assyria 850BC advanced military strengthmilitary strength

State of the art weapons State of the art weapons Rise of warrior peopleRise of warrior people

Northern MesopotamiaNorthern Mesopotamia Warlike behaviorWarlike behavior Rule the Tigris to EgyptRule the Tigris to Egypt Sennacherib destroyed, Sennacherib destroyed,

82 cities, 820 , villages 82 cities, 820 , villages and burned Babylon and burned Babylon

Military Organization and Military Organization and ConquestConquest

Used ironUsed iron ArmorArmor SpearsSpears swordsswords

Siege of citiesSiege of cities Pontoons for Pontoons for

bridgesbridges Undermine wallsUndermine walls Marched shoulder Marched shoulder

to shoulderto shoulder

Military Organization and Military Organization and ConquestConquest

ArchersArchers Battering ramsBattering rams Killed captives Killed captives Enslaved peopleEnslaved people Forced exileForced exile

The Empire ExpandsThe Empire Expands Assyrian 650 BC Assyrian 650 BC

peakpeak All old centers of All old centers of

civilizationcivilization Brought taxes and Brought taxes and

tributestributes Had local governorsHad local governors Refusal too pay Refusal too pay

meant destructionmeant destruction

Assyrian CultureAssyrian Culture Nineveh- largest Nineveh- largest

city of its daycity of its day Sculptures of lion Sculptures of lion

hunts and military hunts and military campaignscampaigns

King Ashurbanipal King Ashurbanipal collected 20,000 collected 20,000 clay tabletsclay tablets

Library had Library had modern featuresmodern features CatalogingCataloging

The Empire CrumblesThe Empire Crumbles 612 BC612 BC Chaldeans and Medes Chaldeans and Medes

level Ninevehlevel Nineveh Rebirth of BabylonRebirth of Babylon Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar

restored Babylonrestored Babylon Hanging GardensHanging Gardens Seven tiered ZigguratSeven tiered Ziggurat Sun, moon, earth and Sun, moon, earth and

five planets in our five planets in our solar systemsolar system