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ASSYRIAN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did the Assyrian people do when they captured a city?
A
They allowed them rule themselves wherever they wanted to live.
B
They allowed the conquered people to remain in their homeland.
C
They drove the people from their lands and moved them into foreign territory.
D
They forced them to join the army.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Assyrians created tablets that showed them torturing their enemies to let the next city know what was coming. These showed them skinning their victims alive, blinding them, and impaling them on stakes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Assyrians were able to capture an enemy city by using their well trained military to “sap” a city’s walls (Sappers would tunnel underneath the walls and make them collapse). Then the well trained foot soldiers and archers would march against the city, raining destruction in a coordinated attack.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Assyrian Empire was a collection of united city-states that existed from 900 B.C.E. to 600 B.C.E., which grew through warfare, aided by new technology such as iron weapons.

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