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    The Assyrians were one of the first groups who took advantage of iron using it to invigorate and spread their empire. By the start of 3000 B.C., The Assyrian army was greatly feared for the combination of iron weaponry and their barbaric lifestyle. The use of iron weapons led the Assyrian military to dominance, because the Assyrians were the first to use iron weaponry, iron was stronger than the materials used by their enemies, and the wide range of weaponry that iron enabled. The Assyrian military

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    kings of the Neo-Assyrian Empire than we do about the queens. Although the sheer amount of tablets and steles are comparatively few in contrast with kings, there is greater significance in the select pieces of evidence of queenship that we do have. With access to such a narrow window into lives of the queens, it makes it all the more essential to try and put together the pieces that

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    to raid and migrate into the Mediterranean area, this coupled with the expansion of Assyrians led to the destruction of Hittites Empire. Assyrians were led by King Adad-nirari II who initiated the expansion in which armies would overcome neighboring cities and states and build onto their existing territory. Over the centuries, Assyrian had many kings of power, these kings would continue in the expansion of Assyrian. With this expansion, it would promote the size and strength of their army. Their

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    effectively warp themselves into a supremely powerful, and in some cases, godlike figure. When comparing the Neo-Assyrian Empire (c. 900-612 BCE) and the Achaemenid Empire (559-331 BCE), similarities between the visual appearance of the art and the methods of which kingship was obtained can be observed. Through the course of hegemonic rule in Ancient Near Eastern societies such as the Neo-Assyrian and Persian Empires, the use of of propaganda to influence a collective of people has stayed consistent and

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    impressions with the viewer. The Assyrian Winged Protective Deity provides a plethora of stimulants for the eye. The relief emulates brute strength and power through the overall stature of the figure. The cuneiform writing above the relief greatly influenced the impression a viewer can receive through its narration about the figure. Other than Gilgamesh and the Assyrian Winged Protective Deity both being from Mesopotamia, they have numerous similarities. The Assyrian Winged Protective Deity is a very

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    My family and I have to leave egypt and go to greece.Our civilization was being attacked by Assyrians.They had came to take everything we had from our slaves to our trade goods.Me and my siblings were very scared we didn’t know what to do.My father grabbed our boat and we pushed it out to the ocean.One by one we got on and started to sail.My father was sailing the boat since he was the only man on the boat.It was a 3 day trip so i had to make myself very comfortable.I sat down on my chair and stared

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    Syrian Warrior God The Syrian Warrior God is on display in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Hammer Building as a part of the “Art of the Ancient Near East” collection– a collection consisting of over two thousand objects spanning over four thousand years. Artifacts from all over the ancient Near East can be seen in the various, well lit, galleries of LACMA. With simple cream-colored walls, the stone reliefs, pottery, vessels, and sculptures, all clearly stand out behind their protective casings

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    The Hebrews and Assyrians had major influences on the history of western civilization. They were both Semitic- speaking people who were involved in united kingdoms. The history of the Hebrews is widely recognized with religion and their traditions which were included in the Hebrew Bible, but from a Christian standpoint, their history could be more recognized in the Old Testament. Describing themselves originally as nomads organized into clans, the Hebrews’ tradition states that they were descendants

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    The article “Grisly Assyrian Record of Torture and Death” by Erika Bleibtreu gives an insight into the ways of the Assyrian military campaigns and battles. During Mesopotamian times, wars were what divided ruling periods. There were many different groups of people that dominated Ancient Mesopotamia, and the Assyrians were one of them. Assyria, a powerful ancient empire, once sprawled across the entirety of the Fertile Crescent. It encompassed land in four modern day countries: Turkey, Iran, Iraq

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    the peasants had also had their standards rise as well. 2. How did the Assyrians and Hittites change the political landscape of Western Asia? The Hittites had changed the political landscape of Western Asia as they had new technology and were able to create tools and weapons forged with iron. These economic advances had led the Hittites to change the political landscape of Western Asia in a geopolitical sphere. The Assyrians had changed the political landscape of Western Asia through conquest and

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