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What animal did the Assyrians ride into battle?
Horse
What metal did Assyrians start using for their armor and weapons?
Iron
What is polytheism?
The worship of many gods
What is Miss Radensky's favorite color?
Green
What is an empire?
When one country rules over a bunch of other countries
What is a dynasty?
When members of the same family rule one after the other
What are military strategies?
Ways to do battle (and kill a lot of people)
What word does Miss Radensky say most often?
Ladies
What is a siege?
When an army surrounds a city, cutting off food and supplies until it surrenders
According to Hammurabi's Code, what happens when a man destroys another man's eye?
His eye is destroyed in turn
What job would Miss Radensky have if she wasn't teaching?
A Broadway star
What is one of the most important ideas the Israelites introduced to the world?
Monotheism
What is a battering ram?
Big pointy stick to break down doors
What did the Assyrians do to people they conquered?
Exiled them to faraway lands
Why is Hammurabi important?
He wrote the first man-made laws
What is a sundial?
A way to tell time using the sun
Why did the Assyrian Empire fall?
They were cruel and the people they conquered rebelled against them
Who destroyed the first Beis Hamikdash?
Nebuchadnezzar
What is an aqueduct?
Irrigation but above ground
What animal is on Miss Radensky's "grandma shirt"?
Bird
Why is it important to study Hammurabi's Code today?
2. Because they were the first laws
How many siblings does Miss Radensky have?
Three
How do we know what the lives and battles of ancient people were like?
Artifacts and history
We want the Assyrians outta here!!
Which two empires keep tossing Mesopotamia between them like a hot potato??
Assyria and Babylon