PPT-The Assyrian Empire

The Assyrian Empire Chapter 4 Section 2 Vocab amp Qs 37 Assyria Homeland Northern Mesopotamia between the Tigris amp Euphrates Rivers Started an Empire that conquered all of the Fertile Crescent. Assyria. The Assyrians came from the northern part of Mesopotamia. Environment made them a target for invasions. Developed warlike behavior. Around 850 B.C., 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. Turn paragraph in to the tray.. Get ready to take notes.. Have Persian packet on desk.. Assyrian Empire. • . Empire: A large area of land ruled by one. person. • . 900-700 BCE: Assyrian Empire dominated. 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.. 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. 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). 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. Section 4: Later Peoples of the Fertile Crescent. The Big Idea. After the Sumerians, many cultures . ruled parts of the Fertile Crescent.. Main Ideas. The Babylonians conquered Mesopotamia and created a code of law..