Assyrians
By: Laine Apple
Geography
Assyria is located in north Mesopotamia and spans four countries: In Syria it extends west to the Euphrates river; in Turkey it extends north to Harran, Edessa, Diyarbakir, and Lake Van; in Iran it extends east to Lake Urmi, and in Iraq it extends to about 100 miles south of Kirkuk. This is the Assyrian heartland, from which so much of the ancient Near East came to be controlled. They settled around rivers because this is the surest way of survival in this time period.
Advanced cities
Protective Spirit - Palace of Assurnasirpal II Nimrud, Assyria 875-860 B.C.
Ashurbanipal Royal Lion Hunt Assyrian King 668 BC
Ashur is creator of an heir"; 685 B.C.- 627 B.C.) also spelled Assurbanipal or Ashshurbanipal, was the son of Esarhaddon and the last great king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
The flood tablet
Social Structures
Religion
Goverment
System of Writing
The Assyrians used a style of writing called cuneiform. Cuneiform was used in many ways, It started out as a way to record business transactions, IOUs, and things like that. It helped priests know who had gotten their monthly share of crops and ect. Later on, it became a way to send messages to one another and communicate in general.
Technology/Contributions
- The wheel
- Cuneiform (As seen Above)
- Paved roads
- Beer
- Algebra
- Astronomy
- Calendar
- Postal system
- Anti-depressants
- Telescope
- Magnifying glass
- Plumbing (includes flush toilet)
- Electric battery
- The first chariots
- The first aqueduct
- The first library
- The first school