Module 2 Assignment Describe the factors that led to Assyrian dominance in the ninth and eighth centuries B.C.E.
During the ninth and eighth century the Assyrians had trained an impressively sized army, developed military strategy, and invented a corps of engineers. The Assyrians started from a base in northern Mesopotamia around 900 B.C.E., when they started their expansion by domination. They had established very impressive military strategy that enabled them to dominate in both open battle and siege warfare. They had military planners that specified the use of their infantry, archers and charioteers, to their best interest. Using these tactics they created an empire that stretched from their capitol of Nineveh to central Egypt. They also
During the ninth and eighth century the Assyrians had trained an impressively sized army, developed military strategy, and invented a corps of engineers. The Assyrians started from a base in northern Mesopotamia around 900 B.C.E., when they started their expansion by domination. They had established very impressive military strategy that enabled them to dominate in both open battle and siege warfare. They had military planners that specified the use of their infantry, archers and charioteers, to their best interest. Using these tactics they created an empire that stretched from their capitol of Nineveh to central Egypt. They also