- The Old Babylonian Empire
The First Empire to rule the Middle east was?
Babylon
What was the only source of information about the Hittites?
The Bible
Who was Assyria's first great monarch?
Tiglathpileser I
Who were the Chaldeans?
a Semitic people from Arabia formed a coalition with the Medes and Scythians and overthrew the Assyrian empire about 600 b.c
How many miles the ruins of the city lie down?
The hitties are noted for being the first people to use what?
Iron
What the name Assyria became a synonym of?
Terror, Cruelty, and Oppression among all the people of the Middle East.
Who was Nabopolassar son?
Nebuchadnezzar
What was Persia?
was merely the section of modern Iran bordering the Persian Gulf in the southwest.
From whom did the Babylonians adapt their culture?
The Babylonians adopted the culture of the earlier Sumerians and Akkadians.
Who threatened The Hittite Empire?
Phrygian invaders and Syria
Who built the world's first great library at Nineveh, which contained many thousands of clay tablets written in cuneiform?
Ashurbanipal
What are the popular terraced roof gardens?
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Who established the world's first postal service?
Darius