The document summarizes why the Assyrians were great warriors around 900 BCE. It explains that their geography in a fertile valley near the Tigris River forced them to defend themselves, making them well-organized. As warriors, the Assyrians had advanced siege weapons and tactics like battering rams and tunneling to take cities. They also had new, strong weapons like iron which gave them military advantages over enemies. The Assyrian empire grew very large through conquest but this also made it difficult to govern and control, contributing to its eventual fall as enemies united against it.

1. Warm up! If you lived around 900 BCE… Why would you have be a good warrior? What would make you or the area around you valuable to others, thus why they would attack you? How would you prepare yourself to be a great warrior/army?

2. Assyrians 900 BCE

3. Made the largest Mesopotamia

4. Why were the Assyrians great warriors? The geography of their area forced them to be. They lived in a fertile valley near the Tigris River

5. Why were the Assyrians great warriors? They were very well organized

6. Why were the Assyrians great warriors? Taking over a city?? Climbing over the walls Digging under the walls 1 st every battering ram & other siege weapons Stories of cruelty Once the city is taken over Burn the city to the ground & take the goods and people

7. Why were the Assyrians great warriors? New Weapons You decide what is stronger! Cup 1 Cup 2 Cup 3 What is in each cup? What is stronger?

8. Why were the Assyrians great warriors? You decide what is stronger! Weakest to Strongest Cup 2 - Copper Cup 1 - Tin Cup 3 – Iron Hitties, neighboring people, made iron strong Smelting

9. Government Changes Kings and priest no longer share power Kings are now thought of as gods Large area of land – hard to rule Made provinces An area of land split up politically Road systems connecting provinces protected by guards Does any of this sound familiar?

10. The fall of the Assyrians Too big to rule Many enemies and people working together to beat up the Assyrians

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