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What were the different cultural practices of Ancient Assyria? (What types…
What were the different cultural practices of Ancient Assyria?
Founded: 2500BC Dissolved: 609BC
3 Periods: 1960-1400BC, 1400-1000BC, and 9-7th century BC
Which God(s) did the assyrians worship?
The assyrians followed ancient Mesopotamian religon, and their national god, Ashur, was most important to them.
Ancient Mosopotamian gods included:
Adad (Hadad) – storm and rain god
Anu or An – god of heaven and the sky, lord of constellations, and father of the gods.
Dagan or Dagon – god of fertility
Enki or Ea – god of the Abzu, crafts, water, intelligence, mischief and creation and divine ruler of the Earth and its humans
Ereshkigal – goddess of Irkalla, the Underworld
Etc.
What types of entertainment did they have?
Music festivals with instruments like the lyre, flutes, harps etc.
Sports e.g boxing, wrestling
Board games
Skipping ropes
Stories, Poetry and art passed down through clay tablets
How did the assyrians trade?
Assyria originally started off as a tin and textiles trading center called Ashur
They had trade routes and mainly traded tin, lead, and textiles for metals and rocks
The metals were used to forge weapons
Stones and rocks were used to build and protect houses
They had trading colonies with the Hittites and Asia Minor
