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
Answer: a. That Assyria was ethnically diverse and differences were regarded as unimportant
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