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Kelsey Schumann

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Kelsey Schumann took a trip back in time to visit and ancient civilization named Assyria. Assyria was a region in the Near East which reached from Mesopotamia through Asia Minor and then down through Egypt. It lasted through 1900 BCE- 650 CE. The empire began at the city of Ashur ,located North-East of Babylon. Kelsey says, "I traveled to this point in time to see the wonderful city of Ashur. I was told stories of how Assyrians had accepted Christianity and how they spoke Aramaic". The Assyrian Empire is considered one of the greatest of the Mesopotamian empires because of its expanse and the development of the bureaucracy and military which allowed it to grow. "The wealth that generated from trade provided the city of Ashur with great stability and security, good enough to support expansion of the city" Kelsey states. Trade also provided with raw materials needed for iron working. Iron weapons were used in the Assyrians military. …show more content…

"I met the king myself" Kelsey says. " I could not really understand, but he seemed like a good leader". Soon afterwards, the Amorite King, Sin Muballit, took the Assyrian throne and his son soon ascended to rule as well. Babylon also took control of trade with Assyria later on. Kelsey travelled a bit later to the Middle Empire where Assyria was slowly losing power. Assyria fell under the control of The Kingdom of Mitanni. Invasion of the Hitties replaced the Mitanni rulers with Hittie rulers. "The Assyrians saw an opportunity to assert their own autonomy and began to expand the kingdom", says

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