Definitions
A group of many different lands under one ruler.
Empire
Sumer declined due to internal conflict. This group eventually took over.
Akkadians
This King of the Babylonians was famous for creating a unified set of laws for his empire.
Hummerabi
The Assyrians were able to conquer vast lands because they possessed this powerful asset.
A large and powerful army.
This Chaldean King built one of the world's first libraries, though he was an Assyrian king historically.
Ashurbanipal
A territory governed as a political district of a country or empire.
Province
This fierce ruler of Akkad is credited with establishing the very first empire. (Note: He actually created the Akkadian Empire, not the Babylonian one).
Sargon
The name of the famous set of 282 laws created by Hammurabi.
Hammurabi's Code
Name two of the four present-day countries the Assyrian Empire existed in.
Turkey, Syria, Iran, Iraq
The library of Nineveh contained this many tablets of stories and songs.
25,000 Tablets
A group of merchants traveling together for safety, usually with a large number of camels.
Caravan
Sargon was a fierce ruler of this Empire.
Akkadian Empire
This phrase summarizes the core principle of justice in Hammurabi’s Code: the punishment should match the crime’s seriousness.
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
Name three types of soldiers found in the Assyrian army.
Infantry, cavalry, and charioteers
The Chaldeans became rich primarily because of these two types of people within their empire.
Merchants and traders
A person who studies planets and stars.
Astronomer
The Chaldean king who led the rebellion that eventually led to the collapse of the Assyrian Empire.
Nabopolassar
Hammurabi was the King of this group of people.
Babylonians
Name two types of weapons the Assyrians fought with.
Slingshots, bows and arrows, spears, or swords
The Chaldeans made several advancements related to measuring time; name one.
The seven-day week, tracking phases of the moon, or sundials.
This specific king’s death led to the Chaldeans losing power.
Nebuchadnezzar
The specific content of the Code was a list of these for each crime committed.
Punishment
People generally disliked the Assyrians for being this way.
Mean, harsh, aggressive, or destructive
Besides high security walls and grand palaces, name a famous feature of the city of Babylon during the Chaldean reign.