CIVILIZATION
ASSYRIAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Assyrian
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Neo-Babylonian
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Assyrians were perhaps most famous for their fearsome army. They were a warrior society where fighting was a part of life. It was how they survived. They were known throughout the land as cruel and ruthless warriors.
Detailed explanation-2: -The numerous later empires that ruled over Assyria after the fall of the Neo-Assyrian Empire used their own names for the region, many of which were also derived from Aššur. The Achaemenid Empire referred to Assyria as Aūrā ("Athura").
Detailed explanation-3: -The Assyrians left behind a great deal of Assyrian art and architecture. Known for its intricate detail, such artifacts include relief carvings, narrative art, Lamassu statues, cylinder seals, palaces, and ziggurats.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Lachish reliefs are a set of Assyrian palace reliefs narrating the story of the Assyrian victory over the kingdom of Judah during the siege of Lachish in 701 BCE.