Author Question: Which statement best describes the Assyrian use of terror tactics and atrocities? a. They were ... (Read 209 times)

clmills979 · **on:** Sep 12, 2019

Question 1

What do historians mean when they describe Assyria as a polyglot society?

a. That Assyria was ethnically diverse and differences were regarded as unimportant
b. That Assyrian society and culture were built around the idea of racial purity
c. That Assyrian society was not hierarchical and had little economic inequality
d. That Assyrians were hostile to ideas and customs they viewed as foreign
e. That the Assyrians did not have a language of their own

Question 2

Which statement best describes the Assyrian use of terror tactics and atrocities?

a. They were used universally on all captured prisoners.
b. They especially targeted inhabitants of the empire who rebelled against Assyrian rule.
c. They were used to make up for an absence of an intelligence network.
d. They prevented foreign cultures from mixing with the Assyrian population.
e. They were quickly abandoned as unworkable.