This meant a model had to be made of the desired object, and then covered in a clay mold. Chariots, weapons and vessels were fashioned in bronze using piece-mold casting as opposed to the lost-wax method used in other Bronze Age cultures. In China, Bronze Age civilizations centered around the Yellow River during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 B.C) and Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 B.C.). The Assyrians frequently warred against the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt and the Hittite Empire of Turkey.Īssyria is named after its original capital, the ancient city of Assur, situated on the west bank of the Tigris River in modern-day Iraq.
At its peak, the Assyrian Empire stretched from modern-day Iraq in the east to Turkey in the west and Egypt in the south.
2001 Seattle Mariners set American League record for wins in a seasonĪssyria: Assyria was a major political and military power in ancient Mesopotamia.