The Assyrian Empire
Despite Hammurabi's attempt at making his empire last a while, the Assyrians took over several hundred years after the Babylonian Empire fell.
The Assyrians were feared for their military strength. Their greatest achievements were weapons and strategies. Some of them are:
The Assyrians were known for being ruthless. They forced people to leave their lands and spread tales of their cruelty. They tried to create fear.
The Assyrians were feared for their military strength. Their greatest achievements were weapons and strategies. Some of them are:
- The use of horses and iron weapons in war
- The siege warfare-a siege is when an army stays outside a city and attacks it again and again until it falls
- The use of battering rams
- Movable towers-they were rolled up city walls and used to climb over them
The Assyrians were known for being ruthless. They forced people to leave their lands and spread tales of their cruelty. They tried to create fear.
Life in the assyrian EMpire
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