https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e Red Water? I bloody well think so! en-us 2017-11-20 20:16:44 UTC 2017-12-01 02:31:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://pre00.deviantart.net/8317/th/pre/f/2011/221/8/c/skyrim_steel_sword_replica_rel_by_ltd4ve-d460a1b.png chws2 https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/208886297 The Assyrian empire continuously expanded over the 1,000 years it was in existence. This map shows the expansion the empire went through.]]> 2017-11-20 20:23:39 UTC https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/208886297 chws2 https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/208887208 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.]]> 2017-11-20 20:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/208887208 chws2 https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/208888754 Sennacherib was an early leader of Assyria who "founded" the empire through his conquests.]]> 2017-11-20 20:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/208888754 chws2 https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/208889046 Ashur was the Assyrians' god of war. He was also the city god of Ashur, where the Assyrian empire originally started.]]> 2017-11-20 20:32:57 UTC https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/208889046 chws2 https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/208890769 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.]]> 2017-11-20 20:39:23 UTC https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/208890769 chws2 https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/208892463 Assyrians used advanced iron spears and well-made bows and arrows in order to defeat almost all of the people that they invaded.]]> 2017-11-20 20:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/208892463 chws2 https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/208893091 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.]]> 2017-11-20 20:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/208893091 chws2 https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/208893513 The Assyrians used complex siege engines in order to conquer their neighboring countries.]]> 2017-11-20 20:51:17 UTC https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/208893513 chws2 https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/212130895 Assyrian art was mainly comprised of engravings depicting their pursuits in battle.]]> 2017-12-01 02:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/212130895 chws2 https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/212131362 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.]]> 2017-12-01 02:15:08 UTC https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/212131362 chws2 https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/212131471 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.]]> 2017-12-01 02:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/212131471 chws2 https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/212131613 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.]]> 2017-12-01 02:17:50 UTC https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/212131613 chws2 https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/212131740 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.]]> 2017-12-01 02:19:04 UTC https://padlet.com/chws2/u83wfsvo3y0e/wish/212131740