Assyrians
Why did people fear the Assyrian armies?
They had iron weapons, archers, war chariots and cavalry.
Who was Nebuchadnezzar?
the king of the Chaldeans
The Chaldeans and the Medes formed an ____________ to help one another defeat the Assyrians.
an alliance
Who were the two great Persian kings?
Cyrus and Darius
What was the capital city of the Chaldean Empire?
Babylon
The Assyrian army was the first to use a _________ with its soldiers riding war horses.
a cavalry
How did Nebuchadnezzar make Babylon beautiful?
He built the Hanging Gardens in Babylon.
The Chaldean priest became the first _________, because they mapped the night sky.
astronomers
The Persian king divided the kingdom into __________ so it could be governed easier.
provinces
An artisan is someone who works with their ________.
hands
Some Assyrian soldiers drove horse-drawn________.
chariots
Nebuchadnezzar built one of the seven wonders of the ancient world for whom?
his queen
The Chaldean priests saw 12 constellations or star pictures in the night sky that would later become the __________.
zodiac
How did the Persians treat the people they conquered?
Fairly: they allowed people to keep their own language and religion.
Because of metal coins, what did the Persians stop doing?
bartering
What happened to the Assyrian Empire in 612 BC?
Nineveh the capital was captured by conquered people who united to defeat the Assyrians.
What happened after Nebuchadnezzar died?
Wars broke out and the Persians captured Babylon.
The Chaldean priests studied the night sky from the top of a __________________.
ziggurat
Name two things that the Persians did to make trade easier.
They introduced metal coins, and they made a uniform system of weights and measures.
The emperor who used tribute to build the city of Ninevah was ______________.
Assurbanipal
What material did Assurbanipal keep in his library?
The library contained writings for earlier Mesopotamian civilizations.
What did Nebuchadnezzar do after defeating Egypt and the Jews.
He brought the Jews to Babylon as slaves.
The Ishtar Gate was once in Babylon. What city houses the gate now?
Berlin, Germany
From Persian art, we learn that slaves sometimes carried Persian men on _________.
Litters (or stretchers)
Who was Zoroaster?
He was a priest who brought a new religion to Persia.