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The Assyrians conquered everyone in its path. To maintain their empire, they either killed or enslaved the people they conquered. They did this so those people wouldn't fight back. To further keep those people from fighting back, the Assyrians were cruel to those people. Also, they collected taxes and service from their people.

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The Assyrian's way of expanding was taking over other empires. They had many effective war methods they used. Some of these were advanced weaponry, cavalry, archers, and battering rams.

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Sennacherib was the person who founded Assyria. He also was one of the earlier leaders.

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Assyria started off as a peaceful group of people who farmed for food. Then they were attacked constantly. To fight against these attacks, they built up a defense and start taking over other empires.