CIVILIZATION
PHOENICIAN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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iron weapons
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gold weapons
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aluminum weapons
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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. The main armor used by Assyrian soldiers was a shield and helmet. Archers had a shield bearer who would cover them while they got off shots.
Detailed explanation-2: -Like many other ancient Bronze Age empires, the Assyrians made use of bronze for their weapons and tools.
Detailed explanation-3: -Iron: Assyria was one of the first empires to fully utilise iron in the craft of weaponry and military materials. This granted the Assyrian army a great advantage over their surrounding cultural superpowers, who still relied upon bronze and wooden technology.
Detailed explanation-4: -In his introduction to the Nimrud wine tablets Professor Mallowan has pointed out that the closest source of iron for Assyria were mines noted by Layard in Kurdistan, notably in the Berwari valley north-east of Amadiya, and also in the Tiyari mountains “particularly in the heights above Lizan”.