Unit 3: Early River Valley Civilizations Part 2
 Chapter 4: First Age of Empires
 Section 2: Assyria Dominates the Fertile
Crescent
Setting the Stage
1. How was the Assyrian army able to
advance across Southwest Asia?
a. The Assyrian war machine
included a variety of
weapons and methods of
attack. What were they?
A Mighty Military Machine
1. When did the Assyrian Empire begin?
a. How did they acquire such a
vast empire?
2. Where did the Assyrians come from?
a. What caused the Assyrians to
develop a strong army?
An Expanding Empire
5. Around 650 BCE, the Assyrian Empire
included almost all of the old centers
of civilization. What methods
enabled the Assyrians to rule their
empire effectively?
3. Describe Assyrian military equipment.
What did they wear?
The Empire Crumbles
1. Who will eventually defeat the
Assyrians?
4. What would the Assyrians do before
attacking?