Vocabulary
Soldiers who fought while riding horses.
Cavalry
A permanent army of trained soldiers.
Standing army
This king ruled the Neo-Babylonian Empire and banished Jews from their homeland
Nebuchadnezzar II
This Babylonian ruler held the famous feast that angered God and offendedHis people
Belshazzar
This Persian ruler conquered Babylon.
Cyrus the Great
A payment made to a ruler or powerful government.
Tribute
These officials ruled provinces for the Assyrian king.
Governors
This holy city was conquered by the Babylonians.
Jerusalem
Belshazzar drank from sacred _______ taken from the __________.
vessels(cups); the jewish temple
Why do the Jews tell of Cyrus being a good leader?
Because he allowed the jewish people to return to Jerusalem
A carved stone slab or pillar.
Stele
This Assyrian king built a famous library.
Ashurbanipal
Many Jews were forced to leave their homeland and were taken into exile. This became known as the ______________.
Babylonian Exile.
This prophet explained the mysterious writing.
Daniel
This Persian ruler organized and expanded the empire.
Darius the Great
The most powerful or privileged people in a society.
Elite
This city became Ashurbanipal’s capital.
Nineveh
Many Jews were forced to leave their homeland and were taken into exile in _________________. (what city?)
Babylon
The writing warned that Babylon would fall to ________.
Persians
Persian provinces were called __________
Satrapies
A change made to improve a system
Reform
Ashurbanipal’s library preserved thousands of these. what were they written on and that information did they have (name 2)
Clay tablets; law, literature, mathematics, science
Nebuchadnezzar built
walls, gates, temples, and the legendary Hanging Gardens of Babylon
What happened in 539 BC?
Babylon fell to the Persians in this year
Persia is located mainly in this modern country.
Iran