Assyria

__Assyria__

**A (Art):**



**S (Social):**
 * Utilized slave labor --> gained slave labor as they conquered more territories
 * Assyrian king would decide the fate of cities captured by Assyrian military force
 * Relied On Agriculture -->the Tigris river played a major role in farming by providing them with land and water to grow their crops
 * Known for their military strength in strategy and advanced weaponry
 * Social ladder that ranged from Kings to peasants

**P (Political):**
 * Used a form of monarchy that consisted of a king who could only answer to people in his court
 * As soon as the king finished his term, his oldest son would take the throne
 * Taxes were collected for the king --> profits would support the monarchy and military
 * Captured regions could keep their kings if they answered to Assyrian rule

**R (Religion):**
 * Practiced Ashurism --> derived from the Assyrian god Ashur
 * Viewed the Assyrian king as the chief servant of Ashur

**I (Intellectual):**
 * Known for their literature
 * Took the cuneiform alphabet from Babylon
 * Wrote about legal issues, medicine, and history
 * Architecture --> used mud bricks and stones, palaces and temples common over the land
 * Sculptures/ Wall carvings were a form of art
 * Certain wall sculptures were used to scare away demons

**T (Technology):**
 * Advanced weaponry was used to defeat enemies
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Chariots used when entering enemy territory
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ladders used to scale buildings
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Arrows used for long range attacks
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Armor used to protect soldiers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conquered enemy land to gain more territory for economic purposes and slaves

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**E (Economic):**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Supported military welfare through agriculture and by imposing heavy taxes on conquered enemies
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Most professions and economic support went to the military for the manufacture of weapons and preparation of troops
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Much of the Assyrian brutality came as a result of captured enemies failing to pay their heavy taxes