Assyrian Empire
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE
BY: REESE, JOSEPH, JONAH, AND BRAYDEN
On a regular day, an orphaned child with no name and a great imagination wandered through town. He carried with him nothing but some food and money. The few dollars mattered much to him; it was his birthday. He had obtained the money by picking up loose change he had found throughout the city. Since San Francisco was now the world's largest city, the boy had also supplied many useful items in his barricade.
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Using his originality and the items he had collected on the street, the bright minded orphan attempted to build a time machine from loose parts named "The Traveler." The time machine had an accidental failure, and the boy was drawn to the age of the Assyrian Empire. Here are some of his journal entries with some information about this completely different world.
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Sept. 28, 2054
The Babylonian Empire was a successful empire, with many fair laws and rules, set by King Hammurabi, its ruler. Towards the end of this empire, Babylonia began to grow weaker, and a series of kingdoms took over areas of Babylonia. Finally, Babylonia's central government collapsed, leaving them into separate cities. In between the Old Babylonian Empire and the Assyrian Empire, the dark ages pushed in. The Dark Ages, in this case, refers to the period with a shortage of scribes; there would be little writing about this era. Many nations of this time including Assyria and Babylonia, experienced the Dark Ages. Years later, the Assyrians started to regain power, starting a new empire, the Assyrian Empire.
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Sept. 29, 2054
The Assyrians were war experts; they had a reputation for being a feared nation! After the Assyrians conquered the Babylonian Empire, they were extremely feared for their advanced military strategies and tactics. Assyrians also developed new inventions for battle. They used battering rams to break down the walls of other empires. They also used rolling towers to climb over high walls. In fact, part of the Assyrians' battling strategies was developing fear of themselves throughout other nations. The Assyrians used their cruelty in later battles, defeating many nations. It's no surprise that the Assyrian laws were extremely cruel as well, since the Assyrians themselves were brutal fighters. These laws display a variety of punishments for a variety of sins.
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Sept. 30, 2054
The Assyrians’ religious system was similar to the Babylonian system. This system consisted of a supreme or high god; under him would be lower-level gods who own authority over different parts of the world and beyond. One of the few differences between Assyrian religion and Babylonian religion is the conflict between which god is the supreme god. For Assyrians, it is Ashur, but for Babylonians, it is Marduk. Assyrians attended ceremonies daily in temples, as well as the more important monthly and yearly ones. Temples would be built throughout the empire, the greatest ones known as ziggurats. These temples included a courtyard with altars to sacrifice and a sacred room for the gods to rest.
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Sept. 31, 2054
At the king's palace, I noticed their type of writing; it was finely carved onto the walls and beautifully drawn on the bowls. Upon asking one of the Assyrian guards, he told me that the language was their second official system of writing; the advancement of literature over the years was incredible. The Assyrians' writing system had come a long way: from the Sumerians' cuneiform to the Akkadian Language to the Aramaic Language.
The civilization of Sumer had provided a system of writing: cuneiform. Cuneiform was an advanced way of writing where the writer would carve out symbols onto a tablet of wet clay. Once the tablet had dried, the writing would be permanent. However, when the Akkadian Empire took over Sumer, they installed a new language, known simply as the Akkadian Language. This was what the Assyrians' official language had been until they were introduced to the Aramaic Language. Even after becoming their second official language, the Assyrians spoke it differently, since they were still influenced by the Akkadian Language. This blend is now known as the Assyrian Akkadian Language.
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One of the best examples of beautiful architecture is the ziggurat. Ziggurats are majestic temples, built as a home for the gods. These temples, towering over everything else, were built by stacking mound upon mound, making it resemble a staircase. Also, grand palaces were built for the kings, because Assyrians believed that kings were special beings. Choosing to make palaces out of bricks instead of stone, the successor of the throne would make their homes even more majestic than the previous king's palace, in order to display their great power.
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After only a few days of exploring, the boy was homesick. He excused myself from the king and his palace, and the king was hesitant to let the boy leave, not knowing that he belonged to the real world. So the boy walked out the double doors, wondering why he had even wanted to leave, but, anyway, it was too late to go back. As if responding to this thought, the nearby tree turned into a wooden doorframe, and next thing he knew, the doorframe transformed into bigger metal gate. If was a relief to be walking into these orphanage gates again!
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Suddenly, the boy woke up, dazed and lying on a hard mattress. The time transportation had sent him back as he was sleeping. He decided to name himself, and a month later, he had a new name: Chris.
Ten years later, Chris Lee started a company named Aerial, an innovative airplane company that designed commercial planes. A year and a half later, World War III broke out. The twenty-eight year old man served as a pilot in the USAF. Many years later, Chris became the 67th President of the United States. Mr. Lee died a Christian and was honored as the most successful man of the century.
THE END
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