SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which statement describes a cause of the fall of the Assyrian Empire?
A
The army’s empire was poorly trained and not ready for warfare.
B
The Persian empire was a constant military and economic threat.
C
The empire became too large for the military to protect
D
Nebuchadnezzar invested all of the empire’s resources in large building projects.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Their flat, exposed farmland made them easy to attack. Invaders swept down from the nearby mountains. The Assyrians may have developed their warlike behavior in response to these invasions. Lacking natural barriers such as mountains or deserts, they repelled invaders by developing a strong army.

Detailed explanation-2: -In addition, they were the first army to have a separate engineering unit, which would set up ladders and ramps, fill in moats, and dig tunnels to help the soldiers get into a walled city. They were also among the first to build chariots, which provided greater protection on the battlefield.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Assyrian empire fell because of too much territory to control, population bloom, and severe drought. (Schneider, Ngo) Too much territory to control led to the fall of the Assyrian empire because the military was stretched too thin and there were not enough people to protect the empire’s capital Nineveh.

There is 1 question to complete.