Sumer
Sumer was one of the first civilizations in this territory
What is Mesopotamia
Wedge-shaped writing developed in Sumer
What is cuneiform
What is Nineveh
Most important king in Chaldean Empire
Who is Nebuchadnezzar II
This city was a capital twice in ancient Mesopotamia
What is Babylon
Name of the temple tower in the center of a city-state
What is a ziggurat
Architecture developed by the Sumerians, still used today
What is the Dome, Arch, Column
What did neighboring civilizations think about Assyria?
What is: they feared them
Name one accomplishment of the Chaldean empire
What is: brick wall large enough for 2 chariots, hanging gardens, largest empire in the ancient world at that time
Hammurabi ruled this empire
What is the Babylonian Empire
Ruler who added Sumer to the Akkadian Empire
Who is Sargon I
Number used to develop system of counting still used today
What is 60
Nineveh held one of the first...
What is a library?
How long did the empire last?
What is less than a century
The Old Testament was the only historical account of this Empire until the 1900's
What is the Hittite Empire
What is lapis lazuli
One of the 7 wonders of the ancient world, built by Nebuchadnezzar for his wife
What are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Assyria took the 10 Northern tribes of Israel captive in this year
What is 722 BC
What king of the Chaldean Empire was killed by Darius and the Persians?
Who is Belshazzar
Ur was a city state in what Empire?
Name two trades found in the middle class of Sumerian culture
Who are fishermen, artisans, merchants, traders
Used by Assyrians to break down city gates
What is a battering ram
Kings divided the Assyrian territory into political areas called...
What are provinces
What "science" did the kings advisors study?
Used by God to punish His disobedient people
What is the Assyrian Empire