For each Empire, mark the features that describe it
... Was a crossroads for trade Ruler built a gigantic palace Great warriors Invented writing Ruled by Chaldeans A city of great learning Located in Mesopotamia Earliest city-states Had a famous library Scientists charted the path of the stars The largest of the empires Believed gods descended to earth u ...
... Was a crossroads for trade Ruler built a gigantic palace Great warriors Invented writing Ruled by Chaldeans A city of great learning Located in Mesopotamia Earliest city-states Had a famous library Scientists charted the path of the stars The largest of the empires Believed gods descended to earth u ...
document
... The Fall of the Chaldeans • As time passed, the Chaldeans began to lose their power. • They found it hard to control the peoples they had conquered. • In 539 BC, Persians from the mountains to the northeast captured Babylon. • Mesopotamia became part of the new Persian Empire. ...
... The Fall of the Chaldeans • As time passed, the Chaldeans began to lose their power. • They found it hard to control the peoples they had conquered. • In 539 BC, Persians from the mountains to the northeast captured Babylon. • Mesopotamia became part of the new Persian Empire. ...
Chapter 4
... 31. To make governing such a large area manageable, the Assyrian kings divided their empire into ____________________. 32. Why did the Sumerians need to develop an irrigation system? 33. During his reign from 883 to 859 B.C., how did the Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II transform the town of Nimrud? ...
... 31. To make governing such a large area manageable, the Assyrian kings divided their empire into ____________________. 32. Why did the Sumerians need to develop an irrigation system? 33. During his reign from 883 to 859 B.C., how did the Assyrian King Ashurnasirpal II transform the town of Nimrud? ...
The most important achievements of the four empires that once ruled
... The most important achievements of the four empires that once ruled Mesopotamia: The Akkadian Empire King Sargon created the world’s first empire. The Akkadians developed their own language. Artists carved beautiful relief sculptures on stones. The Babylonian Empire King Hammurabi created a code of ...
... The most important achievements of the four empires that once ruled Mesopotamia: The Akkadian Empire King Sargon created the world’s first empire. The Akkadians developed their own language. Artists carved beautiful relief sculptures on stones. The Babylonian Empire King Hammurabi created a code of ...
Near East during the 12th
... ◦ The area of Lebanon and Israel today ◦ Biblical writers use is as a general term to refer to the people in the entire region ◦ Phoenician in Syria referred to themselves as Canaanite ◦ Linguistically refers to the family of Canaanite languages: Canaanite, Phoenician, Hebrew and ...
... ◦ The area of Lebanon and Israel today ◦ Biblical writers use is as a general term to refer to the people in the entire region ◦ Phoenician in Syria referred to themselves as Canaanite ◦ Linguistically refers to the family of Canaanite languages: Canaanite, Phoenician, Hebrew and ...
Babylonian Empire
... stele with the laws of king Hammurabi was excavated in the Elamite capital Susa.) ...
... stele with the laws of king Hammurabi was excavated in the Elamite capital Susa.) ...
Empires of Mesopotamia - 6th Grade Social Studies
... 627- King of the Chaldean lead a revolt against the Assyrians and started a war. 612- The Assyrian capital is taken by the Chaldean and Assyria's empire crumbles. ...
... 627- King of the Chaldean lead a revolt against the Assyrians and started a war. 612- The Assyrian capital is taken by the Chaldean and Assyria's empire crumbles. ...
The Babylonian Civilization The student should be able to answer
... The student should be able to answer the following points if they come in the form of questions of True / False or fill in the blanks. 1. The early years of the Old Babylonian Period (2000-1600 BC) saw a number of important states dominating the region , such as , Isin , Larsa , Eshnunna and finally ...
... The student should be able to answer the following points if they come in the form of questions of True / False or fill in the blanks. 1. The early years of the Old Babylonian Period (2000-1600 BC) saw a number of important states dominating the region , such as , Isin , Larsa , Eshnunna and finally ...
Chapter 4
... 7. What caused the weakening of the Assyrian Empire? cruel treatment of conquered peoples made many enemies exiled peoples tried to gather forces to overthrow the Assyrians Assyrians put down many revolts 8. Describe the final defeat of the Assyrian Empire. The Medes and the Chaldeans (two o ...
... 7. What caused the weakening of the Assyrian Empire? cruel treatment of conquered peoples made many enemies exiled peoples tried to gather forces to overthrow the Assyrians Assyrians put down many revolts 8. Describe the final defeat of the Assyrian Empire. The Medes and the Chaldeans (two o ...
Notes 8-Chapter4
... • The Code of Hammurabi was stricter than the old Sumerian laws. The code demanded what became known as "an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth." This means that the punishment for a crime should match the seriousness of the crime. It was meant to limit punishment and do away with blood feuds. • ...
... • The Code of Hammurabi was stricter than the old Sumerian laws. The code demanded what became known as "an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth." This means that the punishment for a crime should match the seriousness of the crime. It was meant to limit punishment and do away with blood feuds. • ...
mesopotamia study guide
... Who were the “Old Babylonians”? Who were the “New Babylonians”? (chart) ...
... Who were the “Old Babylonians”? Who were the “New Babylonians”? (chart) ...
Chapter 4 Lesson 2 Mesopotamian Empires The First Empires
... payments, drove people from their homes -‐one reason for their success was their iron weapons, learned from the Hittites ...
... payments, drove people from their homes -‐one reason for their success was their iron weapons, learned from the Hittites ...
Mesopotamia Study Guide 2.2
... Babylon had special markets, called ______________, that people could go to buy ____________ cloth from India. They could also buy _____________ from Egypt there. Babylon became __________ due to trade. Babylonia is Conquered Hammurabi conquered many of the neighboring _______________, and he kept e ...
... Babylon had special markets, called ______________, that people could go to buy ____________ cloth from India. They could also buy _____________ from Egypt there. Babylon became __________ due to trade. Babylonia is Conquered Hammurabi conquered many of the neighboring _______________, and he kept e ...
Soc. St. Ch2 Les3 Babylon and Assyria
... • Hamurabi’s code of laws were a system of rules that seemed fair at the time. These helped him keep control of his empire. • After Hamurabi died, the empire began to weaken • Ashur (Assyria) and Nineveh were the first two citystates to break away from the empire. ...
... • Hamurabi’s code of laws were a system of rules that seemed fair at the time. These helped him keep control of his empire. • After Hamurabi died, the empire began to weaken • Ashur (Assyria) and Nineveh were the first two citystates to break away from the empire. ...
1-3 The First Empires
... - Many rebellions and fights over who would be the next king, which weakened the empire. - Chaldeans rebelled and captured the Assyrian capital, which led to the fall of the Assyrian Empire. ...
... - Many rebellions and fights over who would be the next king, which weakened the empire. - Chaldeans rebelled and captured the Assyrian capital, which led to the fall of the Assyrian Empire. ...
A.N.E. study notes
... points north of the Danube River. The Persians were defeated in their attempts to conquer Greece in 492 and 480 B.C., by which time Xerxes was ruling the empire. The Persian empire ended after being defeated by Alexander the Great between 334 and 323 B.C. Geographically, Persia corresponds to modern ...
... points north of the Danube River. The Persians were defeated in their attempts to conquer Greece in 492 and 480 B.C., by which time Xerxes was ruling the empire. The Persian empire ended after being defeated by Alexander the Great between 334 and 323 B.C. Geographically, Persia corresponds to modern ...
The Assyrians
... and Semetic kingdoms Shamshi-Adad I was the monarch after he captured the city of Ashur Ashur was the base city from which Assyria was born ...
... and Semetic kingdoms Shamshi-Adad I was the monarch after he captured the city of Ashur Ashur was the base city from which Assyria was born ...
The Fertile Crescent
... The Assyrians Rise to Power •Assyria was a small kingdom of walled cities that was located north of Babylon. They were skilled warriors and eventually took over Babylon. At around 1365 B.C., the Assyrians decided that the best defense they had was to attack other countries first, before they could ...
... The Assyrians Rise to Power •Assyria was a small kingdom of walled cities that was located north of Babylon. They were skilled warriors and eventually took over Babylon. At around 1365 B.C., the Assyrians decided that the best defense they had was to attack other countries first, before they could ...
Supplementary info of “The Wonders of Ancient Mesopotamia”
... representing a high level of craftsmanship of the time. Visitors will also be given a rare opportunity to view the tablet VI of the Epic of Gilgamesh, which tells a universal story of one man’s heroic quest for immortality and through the narrative of his journey, deals with issues of life and death ...
... representing a high level of craftsmanship of the time. Visitors will also be given a rare opportunity to view the tablet VI of the Epic of Gilgamesh, which tells a universal story of one man’s heroic quest for immortality and through the narrative of his journey, deals with issues of life and death ...
Ch 1, Sec 3
... Set cities on fire Enslaved their enemies or moved them to new areas • Charged high taxes on new groups ...
... Set cities on fire Enslaved their enemies or moved them to new areas • Charged high taxes on new groups ...
Class Session 9
... which came up overnight and perished overnight. 11 And should I not have compassion on Nineveh, the great city in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know the difference between their right and left hand, as well as many animals?” ...
... which came up overnight and perished overnight. 11 And should I not have compassion on Nineveh, the great city in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know the difference between their right and left hand, as well as many animals?” ...
Middle Assyrian Empire
The Middle Assyrian Empire (1392 BC–934 BC) of the Assyrian Empire. Scholars variously date the beginning of the ""Middle Assyrian period"" to either the fall of the Old Assyrian kingdom of Shamshi-Adad I (1392 BC), or to the ascension of Ashur-uballit I to the throne of Assyria (1365 BC).