Why did Assyria advance slowly before the thirteenth century B.C.E.?
A) because of threatening neighbors and weak leaders
B) because of powerful droughts and crippling food shortages
C) because of a technological gap
D) because of a lack of powerful allies
E) because of insufficient wealth
Answer: A
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