World History 1

Mr. Pawlowski

2010 - 2011

• Originating Location:– Northern Tigris River

• Ancient Capital: Assur• Language:

– Aramaic (Semitic Language)• Empire:

– Mesopotamia, Northern Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, Cyprus, SE Anatolia• Notable Kings:

– Adad-nirari II• 1st King of Assyrian Empire

– Ashurnasirpal II• Conquered Mesopotamia

– Tiglath-Pileser III• Conquered Phoenicia, Syria & Canaan

– Sargon II• Conquered the Kingdom of Israel & Cyprus

– Sennacherib• Destroyed Babylon, took territory from Judah & conquered Egypt

– Ashurbanipal• Established the ‘Library of Ashurbanipal’

– 1st systematically organized library• Decline:

– Destroyed by an alliance of Scythians, Cimmerians, Medes and Chaldeans (Babylonians)

• Standing Army:– Infantry (Spearmen, Swordsmen)

• Iron Weapons– Archers– Cavalry– Charioteers

• Communication:– Pony Express– Maintained road and bridge system

• Psychological Warfare:– Attempted to have enemies surrender before attacking

• Deportation:– Mass deportation was a punishment for rebellions

• Siege Weapons:– Ladder, Battering Ram, Tunnels

• Total Destruction:– Cities that could not be subdued or assimilated would be destroyed

• King Nebuchadnezzar II:– Constructed ‘Hanging

Gardens of Babylon’• Seven Wonders of the Ancient

World– Conquered Judah and

Jerusalem• Destroyed the Solomon’s

Temple (‘Babylonian Captivity’)

• Decline:– Defeated by the Persian

Empire in 539 BCE