This week we've studied about the Assyrian Empire under Ashubanipal. Micaela is fascinated that he conquered Egypt and chased lions for fun. The idea of a wicked king loving beauty is intriguing to her too. She tells me over and over that he planted beautiful flowers and growing things in Nineveh and made it lovely. The most fun lesson from our study was about siege warfare. Ashubanipal's army used siege towers on wheels with a battering ram to knock down city walls. We had to see if it really worked, so the kids built a duplo castle and daddy built the ultimate Assyrian siege tower, also out of duplos. The battering ram worked okay, but the real battle was won after Micaela rammed the life out the castle using the tower as a monster truck.
Also, we had to rename Asher. We used to call him Ash-potatoes, because potatoes were his first food, and he liked to wear them. He's taken to throwing all potato products on the floor, but he loves beans. Micaela thinks we should call him Asherpano'beans.
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What fun! I love Micaela's face in the first photo.
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