Why Did Assyria Advance Slowly Before the Thirteenth Century B

question 43

Multiple Choice

Why did Assyria advance slowly before the thirteenth century B.C.E.?

• A)because of threatening neighbors and weak leaders
• B)because of powerful droughts and crippling food shortages
• C)because of a technological gap
• D)because of a lack of powerful allies
• E)because of insufficient wealth

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