Assyria Power Point Presentation Amelia Abdellatif Jack Gregory Jasmine Blackwell Zephrah Soto Period 7 Global1 Honors

1. Assyria Proclaimed as one of the strongest empires to ever have existed, Assyria used all their strength in order to gain control of all of Mesopotamia.

2. The Key to Assyria’s Success in the Fertile Crescent By Jack Gregory

10. Assyrian Rulers Assyria was a military based empire because of its rulers. Assyrian kings built an empire that stretched from east and north of the Tigris River all the way to central Egypt. These rulers were mighty and powerful, helping Assyria to rise and fall.

11. King Sennacherib Ruled from 705-681 B.C. King Sennacherib was a great king of Assyria. He wasn’t modest however, and bragged about sacking 89 cities and 20 villages, burned Babylon, and ordered most of its inhabitants killed. Sennacherib was the first Assyrian ruler who used a navy. He used them in 694 B.C. to pursue Chaldean rebels and defeated them. He had various problems with Babylon during his rule and claimed to have destroyed the city. He flooded Babylon despite its traditional status as a holy city. Sennacherib was able to retain the lands conquered by his father and even threatened the Egyptian frontier. King Sennacherib moved his capital from Dur Sharrukin to Nineveh. It was established along the Tigris River.

12. King Ashurbanipal Ruled from 668-627 B.C. King Ashurbanipal prided himself on his ability to read in several different languages. He was the only Assyrian king that could actually read and write. Ashurbanipal also collected more than 25,000 clay tablets from throughout the Fertile Crescent. He established the first systematically organized library in his palace at Nineveh. Collections of reliefs and carvings depicted Ashurbanipal as hunting and killing lions. Lion hunt was a royal sport in Assyria. Ashurbanipal was known by enemy nations for his cruelty action to defeated kings. King Ashurbanipal died in 627 B.C. The empire fell shortly and was followed by a revolt in the court.

13. King Nebuchadnezzar Ruled from 605-562 B.C. After the Chaldeans defeated the Assyrians, they made Babylon their capital. King Nebuchadnezzar took over the Babylonian Empire and restored it. He united Babylon and Assyria, an extraordinary accomplishment. His palace was listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the world by the Greek visitors. This was the “hanging gardens of Babylon”. Nebuchadnezzar erected many famous buildings even after the empire was overthrown by Cyrus of Persia. He improved canals and restored many religious monuments. Nebuchadnezzar defeated Egypt, Tyre, Edom, and Judah. Shortly after his death in 562 B.C., the empire fell and the Persians take over the empire. Babylonian bricks were inscribed, “I am Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon”.

14. Works Cited &quot;Ashurbanipal.&quot; Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia . 13 Nov 2008, 19:59 UTC. 20 Nov 2008 < http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ashurbanipal&oldid=251617048 > . &quot;Sennacherib.&quot; Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia . 16 Nov 2008. 19 Nov 2008 < http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sennacherib&oldid=252213754 >.

15. Trade in Assyria Assyria used their militaristic power to gain control of some of the most resourceful trading routes in all of the area. Amelia Abdellatif

20. The Assyrian empire was advanced to many different determinants mainly because of cultural diffusion. Assyria was known as a “melting pot” of diversity, which consists of many factors, including culture, religion, and languages, which is relevant to writing. The empire resembled others when it came to religion and culture. They practiced two religions and were polytheistic. Assyrians also shared some characteristics of their culture with other civilizations, such as languages and beliefs. Assyria Culture and Religion