The Assyrian Empire

question 16

Multiple Choice

The Assyrian Empire

• A) developed in the central desert region of the Arabian peninsula.
• B) expanded northward from its original homeland to the Baltic Sea by 700 B.C.E.
• C) was skilled at waging both conventional and guerrilla warfare.
• D) was the greatest trading center of the ancient world.
• E) briefly occupied southern Greece.

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