PPT-The Assyrian Empire

Assyria The Assyrians came from the northern part of Mesopotamia Environment made them a target for invasions Developed warlike behavior Around 850 BC Assyria acquired a large empire stretching from the Tigris River to Egypt . 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. Mesopotamia. Akkadian. Empire. Sumerian city-states wanted wealth from controlling land and and water . Often at war with each other. Leader . Sargon. from enemy army conquered Sumer (2350 BC). First empire – vast lands and people under his control. 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. Chapter 4, Section 2. Assyria develops a military machine and establishes a well-organized administration.. A Mighty Military Machine. Assyria. Assyria uses military might to acquire empire across Southwest Asia. #. 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. Military Machine. Assyria acquired a large empire. Sophisticated military organization and state-of-the-art weaponry. Greatest power in S.W. Asia. Developed warlike behavior in response to invasions. 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. Assyria. Ashur (city and god). City founded by Semitic tribes (from Nineveh?). Following the Sargon's Akkadian Empire, and the 3. rd. dynasty of Ur (Sumerian Renaissance) Mesopotamia splits into two regions Assyria to the North, Babylon in the South.. 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. . 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. Akkadian. Empire-fractured-Babylonian Empire-fractured-Assyrian Empire-Neo-Babylonian- Persian invasion. The . Akkadian. Empire. For 1,500 years, Sumer was a land of independent city-states. Lack of unity, left them open for attacks.. 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. The Assyrian Empire Chapter 4 Section 2: Vocab & Qs 3-7 Assyria Homeland : Northern Mesopotamia, between the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers. Started an Empire that conquered all of the Fertile Crescent