PPT-The Assyrian Empire

Chapter 4 Section 2 Assyria develops a military machine and establishes a wellorganized administration A Mighty Military Machine Assyria Assyria uses military might to acquire empire across Southwest Asia. Terror in the Land. Assyria. Assyria. History of Assyria. Earliest years (2,000’s BC), collection of city states. Shamshi-Adad. I (ca. 1813–1781 B.C.), Amorite ruler over the city-state of . Asshur. December . 15, 2011. Time Line. Sargon. 2350 – 2150 B.C.. Hammurabi (Babylonian Empire). 2000 – 1750 B.C. Future 2011….. Assyrians . Present time. Assyrian Empire. A Mighty military MACHINE . A Powerful Army. IDENTIFYING THE BIBLICAL CHARACTER. . AND WHO IS THIS “ THE ASSYRIAN”?. A word search gives us 22 allusions to the Assyrian but only a handful apply to this biblical character. The rest are applicable only to specific individuals who were native to the land of Assyria.. Assyrians: Masters of War. https://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpKxRJDmnQI. What does this picture tell you about Assyria and its culture?. Ashurbanipal,. The first great librarian!. What goes up….. Why. #. 3. The . First Empires. The Assyrians. p26-28. Where was Assyria located?. The northern part of Mesopotamia, near the Tigris River. #1. Why did Assyrians first build their army?. To. protect their land from invaders. Assyria. Famous kings. Sargon of Akkad . Also known as Sargon . the Great. Great Empire builder. Took over . all of . southern . Mesopotamia. Assyria was an empire that means they were ruled by one king- who made all the rules to live by. December . 15, 2011. Time Line. Sargon. 2350 – 2150 B.C.. Hammurabi (Babylonian Empire). 2000 – 1750 B.C. Future 2011….. Assyrians . Present time. Assyrian Empire. A Mighty military MACHINE . A Powerful Army. I. AKKADIAN EMPIRE. A. King Sargon created the world’s first empire through powerful military strategies.. . I. AKKADIAN . EMPIRE. B. sculpted steles. . 1. Important because it gave us a history of the . Empires. Assyria and Babylon. Introduction. A. series of wars from invaders kept both the Assyrian and Babylonian empires from gaining power for nearly 1,000 years. . During this time religious and cultural changes were taking place. . of . the Ancient Middle East. What is Important?. Societies transition from . . .. simple. agricultural. equalitarian . . . . . . to Kingdoms and Empires. Religion. animism . . . . . . . polytheism (monotheism). Chapter 4, Lesson 2. Pages 118 - 123. Objectives. Describe the rise and fall of the Assyrian Empire in the Fertile Crescent. Describe Assyrian innovations in building and ruling an empire. Trace the rise and fall of the Assyrian Empire’s successor - the Chaldean Empire. Unit 1 Section 2. Key Terms. City-State. A small independent state consisting of an urban center and the surrounding agricultural territory. A characteristic political form in early Mesopotamia, Archaic and Classical Greece, Phoenicia, and early Italy. Byzantine Empire – Eastern Roman Empire Byzantine Empire (330 CE-1453 CE) The Eastern Empire split from Rome after 330 CE, and continued under Greek rule While the West fell in 485 CE, the East continued and was a dominant force Dawn at Tell Tamir: The Assyrian Christian Survival on the Khabur River 19th to the early 20th century when the Assyrians of the Hakkari were "rediscovered" by Europeans and Americans, most of them C