Assyria
Ancient Tigris civilization
Assyria was an ancient empire centered in northern Mesopotamia, in what is now Iraq.
At its height, Assyria dominated the Near East from Egypt to Persia.
The Assyrians were known for military prowess, administrative innovation, and monumental architecture.
The empire fell in 612 BCE but left lasting influence on subsequent civilizations.
Assyrian now also refers to modern descendants who maintain distinct ethnic and linguistic identity.
Assyrian empire's seat
- SargonAkkadian empire founder
- cuneiformStylus-impressed ancient script
- zigguratStepped ancient temple mound
- IshtarBabylonian goddess of love
Marduk · Gilgamesh · Aramaic · Akkadian · stele · relief · annals
Bringer of misfortune
- IsaiahHebrew prophet, major book
- NinevehAssyrian empire's seat
- HezekiahJudah's reforming monarch
- SamariaAncient Israelite capital region
Israel · Judah · captivity · exile · destruction · prophecy · repentance · wicked
Western Asian river
- EuphratesMajor Iraqi river
- BabyloniaAncient Mesopotamian civilization
- SumerAncient southern Mesopotamia
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
agriculture · trade · caravan · temple · priest · scribe · omen · divination
Defeating and seizing control
- expansionIncrease in scope
- hegemonyDominant group's control
- dominionAuthority to rule
- vassalLand-holding sworn subordinate
tribute · provinces · satrapy · deportation · administration · sovereignty · territory · dynasty
Act of unearthing
- tabletsFlat portable computing devices
- reliefsRaised surface carvings
- palaceMonarch's official residence
- libraryBook collection or building
artifacts · inscriptions · ruins · Louvre · stratigraphy · cuneiform · decipherment · obelisk
Nineveh
Assyrian empire's seat
- SargonAkkadian empire founder
- cuneiformStylus-impressed ancient script
- zigguratStepped ancient temple mound
Ishtar · Marduk · Gilgamesh · Aramaic · Akkadian · stele · relief · annals
Jonah
Bringer of misfortune
Samaria · Israel · Judah · captivity · exile · destruction · prophecy · repentance · wicked · judgment
Tigris
Western Asian river
- EuphratesMajor Iraqi river
- BabyloniaAncient Mesopotamian civilization
- SumerAncient southern Mesopotamia
irrigation · agriculture · trade · caravan · temple · priest · scribe · omen · divination · astronomy
conquest
Defeating and seizing control
vassal · tribute · provinces · satrapy · deportation · administration · sovereignty · territory · dynasty · succession
excavation
Act of unearthing
- tabletsFlat portable computing devices
- reliefsRaised surface carvings
- palaceMonarch's official residence
library · artifacts · inscriptions · ruins · Louvre · stratigraphy · cuneiform · decipherment · obelisk · sarcophagus
army
Organized land-based military
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- chariotAncient horse-drawn fighter's vehicle
- infantryGround combat troops
archer · cavalry · campaign · fortress · sappers · deportation · terror · brutality · conquest · shield
- Genesis PeoplesJapheth, Canaan, Magog, Nimrod, Sheba
- ancient civilizationsAncient Egypt, Sumer, Ancient Greece, Aztecs, Egypt
- ancient historyancient history, ancient world, classical antiquity, ancient empires, Mesopotamia
- ancient worldancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient Egypt, pyramids, pyramid
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- Ancient MesopotamiaBabylon, cuneiform, Nineveh, Sumer, Akkadian
- Neo-Assyrian EmpireLast Assyrian imperial phase
- Assyrian EmpireAncient Tigris valley state