CIVILIZATION
PHOENICIAN
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Question
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Which civilization was known for being cruel and used a battering ram for defense?
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Assyrians
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Babylonians
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Persians
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Hittites
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Explanation:
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: -Ashurbanipal is recognized as one of the most brutal Assyrian kings; he was one of the few kings to describe massacres of civilians and the one with the most varied methods in enacting them. His extensive destruction of Elam is regarded by some scholars to amount to a genocide.
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