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13. The Assyrians - Empire of Iron

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Assyria's Industrial Revolution

Tiglath pelaso also increased production of iron in the empire. It was a small scale industrial revolution. Assyrians could now use iron to make arrow heads, knives, pins and chains. While assyrian soldiers now marched with iron swords, iron spear blades,. Iron helmets and iron scales sewn into their tunics. The effect was immediate. In the year seven, forty three b c, only two years after coming to the throne, king tiglat pelasa marched north against the kingdom of uratu  and conquered it easily. Two years later, he marched west into syria against the city of arpad. Tiglath pelasa lay siege to the

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