Acidity is commonly measured using the pH scale. Pure water has a pH of about 7, which is considered neutral. A substance with a pH less than 7 is considered to be acidic, while a substance with a pH greater than 7 is considered to be basic or alkaline. The lower the pH, the more acidic the substance.
History and Identity. Who are the Assyrians? Simply put, the modern-day Assyrians are Semitic people, and the direct descendants of the ancient Assyrian and Babylonian people, including their predecessors the Akkadians and Sumerians, and have a history spanning over 6760 years.
The word Assyria is derived from mÃ¢t AÅ¡Å¡ur, which means the country of the god AÅ¡Å¡ur. The first capital of Assyria, which was more or less situated between the rivers Tigris and Little Zab, was also called after this god: AÅ¡Å¡ur. The western part of Assyria consists of an alluvial plain, where irrigation enables agriculture; in the eastern part, the foothills of the Zagros, there is sufficient rainfall.