Important Words
This word means to move water from one place to another
Irrigation
This king conquered Israel and force all the Jews to leave.
Nebuchadnezzar
What is the other name of the Neo-Babylonian Empire?
Chaldean Empire
What metal did the Assyrians have that helped them to conquer the Babylonians?
Iron
Daniel
This word describes a Sumerian temple, usually in the middle of the city
Ziggurat
This man was a king of the Babylonians, and he developed an important code of laws
Hammurabi
Which empire was the first of the Mesopotamian Empires?
Akkadian Empire
Name the two rivers that flowed through Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
2 Kings
This word describes a city that functions like its own country
City-State
This king created a lovely garden palace for his wife
Nebuchadnezzar
What is the name of the empire that was known to be very cruel?
Assyrian Empire
What is the name of the group who invented the wheel?
Sumerians
When Jerusalem was destroyed, to what city were they forced to migrate?
Babylon
This word is the name of the first written language
Cuneiform
This man was the king of the Assyrians and he conquered parts of Israel
Sennecherib
This empire created a written system of laws
Babylonian Empire.
Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian, and Neo-Babylonian (Chaldean)
What city was Jonah supposed to minister to?
Nineveh
This word describe a structure built along rivers to protect flooding
Levee
This was the first king to build an empire in Mesopotamia
Sargon
This empire was the shortest lived empire of all four that we discussed
Persian Empire
The Assyrian army almost destroyed Jerusalem, but the city was saved at the last moment. How did that happen
An angel of the Lord destroyed the Assyrian army.