Akkadian Empire
First ruler of an empire
Who is Sargon?
Around 2000 BC this group of people invaded and took control of the Akkadian Empire
Who are the Amorites?
Assyrian Empire established itself in this part of Mesopotamia
What is northern Mesopotamia?
Capital of the Chaldean Empire
What is Babylon?
The Persians were originally nomads who came from this area
What is central Asia?
Year in which the Akkadian empire started
What is 2371 BC?
Capital of the Babyonian Empire
What is Babylong?
This was the Assyrian Empire's greatest strength
What is the Assyrian army?
He set up the first library and built The Hanging Gardens of Babylon for his wife
Who is Ashurbanipal?
This emperor combined many conquered lands to create a very large empire
Who is Cyrus the Great?
Meaning of the name Sargon
What is "rightful king"?
Emperor who established the first written code of law
Who is Hammurabi?
Capital city of the Assyrian Empire
What is Nineveh?
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon belongs to this unique group
What is the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
To keep control, Cyrus set up this policy to accept different people and their different beliefs
What is toleration?
Area of land over which Sargon ruled
What is the Fertile Crescent?
Another name for Hammurabi's Code
What is "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth"?
These men controlled conquered lands in the empire
What are governors?
The Chaldeans destroyed the sacred temple of these people
What are the Hebrew?
Darius, another emperor of Persia, appointed these men to govern the different provinces
What are satraps?
3 ways and empire impacts people
What is bring peace, encourage trade, and the sharing of different ideas?
Hammurabi published his laws and punishments to demonstrate this belief
What is the people's right to know all the laws and their punishments?
Techniques and weapons which made the Assyrian army powerful
What are iron weapons, battering rams, and ladders to scale walls?
Main god of the Chaldeans
Who is Marduk?
1,775 miles, Darius built this for government purposes to connect the empire
What is the Royal Road?