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The Assyrians stretched their empire too far, so the areas were given more freedom than before, leading to a revolution. Two of the civilizations that Assyria had conquered were the Medes and the Chaldeans, and these two groups banded together to overthrow the Assyrians. The Assyrian army was equipped to attack, but not to defend, so the Assyrian capital fell.

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Most of the Assyrian economic movement was collecting taxes and tributes from the areas that they conquered. Trade wasn't very feasible, since they conquered most places that they went to.

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The Assyrians were so focused on maintaining their effective offensive military, that their defensive militia was terrible. They stretched their empire too far, weakened, and then were overthrown by an alliance of two of their territories.

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The Assyrians had the strongest offensive military force at the time, so they were able to conquer mass swaths of land quickly. They used fear tactics to control their empire, which was great for the short term.

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Assyrian art was mainly comprised of engravings depicting their pursuits in battle.

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The Assyrians used complex siege engines in order to conquer their neighboring countries.

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Assyrians used more advanced iron swords than their opponents, and this gave them a huge tactical advantage. Their swords were longer, and overall they were made better.

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Assyrians used advanced iron spears and well-made bows and arrows in order to defeat almost all of the people that they invaded.

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The Assyrians had the most effective war machine before that of Alexander the Great's. Over the 1,000 years Assyria was an empire, they conquered the land pictured in the map below. They used ruthless tactics, advanced military planning, and extremely advanced weapons to conquer many of the neighboring lands.

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Ashur was the Assyrians' god of war. He was also the city god of Ashur, where the Assyrian empire originally started.

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Sennacherib was an early leader of Assyria who "founded" the empire through his conquests.

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Assyria was originally a peaceful farming community, but they were constantly getting attacked. Because of this, they formed a strong defensive fighting force. This led to conquering nearby lands, causing Assyria to turn into an empire.

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The Assyrian empire continuously expanded over the 1,000 years it was in existence. This map shows the expansion the empire went through.