1. Assyria
By Billy Burns

2. Beginnings
• Started in 850 B.C.
• conquered Mesopotamia city-states
• built Nineveh which was home to world’s first
largest library

3. Achievements
• believed in military strength and glory
• were known for their stone reliefs and
sculptures
• was first civilization to use iron for weapons
• created Epic of Gilgamish which is the first epic
poem