WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Advanced siege engines including battering rams were used by Assyrians, followed by the catapult in ancient Greece. In Kush siege towers as well as battering rams were built from the 8th century BC and employed in Kushite siege warfare, such as the siege of Ashmunein in 715 BC.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Assyrians used a wide variety of weapons including swords, spears, bows and arrows, slings, and daggers. The Assyrians were the first to use iron to make their weapons. Iron was stronger than the bronze used by their enemies and gave them a distinct advantage.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Assyrians’ mastery of siege warfare, as well as their use of mixed military forces and military technologies, allowed the Assyrian army to become the most powerful and effective army of its time. Around 600 BCE, the empire became too large to sustain and fell.