CIVILIZATION
ASSYRIAN
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a very heavy rain in the Indus valley
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an encampment around a city in which a systematic attack takes place
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a naval tactic in which the invaders hide their ships until the native ships attack
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stone weaponry converted to warfare by the Assyrians
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Detailed explanation-1: -A siege is a military blockade and assault of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition. A siege occurs when an attacker encounters a city or fortress that refuses to surrender and cannot be easily taken by a frontal assault.
Detailed explanation-2: -the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
Detailed explanation-3: -Siege warfare is a tactic developed during the Middle Ages that involves surrounding a garrison or a populated area with the goal of driving out the enemy forces by deteriorating their defenses and cutting them off from reinforcements and vital supplies.
Detailed explanation-4: -A siege occurs when an attacker encounters a city or fortress that cannot be easily taken by a quick assault, and which refuses to surrender. Sieges involve surrounding the target to block the provision of supplies and the reinforcement or escape of troops (a tactic known as “investment").