Early Mesopotamia
What does "Mesopotamia" mean?
What is the definition of "empire"?
a group of different lands under one ruler
What is "polytheism"?
worshiping many gods
What was the Assyrians greatest strength?
a well-trained and disciplined military of 50,000 soldiers
Who developed the Chaldean Empire?
Nabopolassar and Nebuchadnezzer
What is "silt"?
small particles of soil that made the ground fertile for farming
Who developed the first empire in Mesopotamia?
Sargon
Who developed the Babylonian Empire?
Hammurabi
What was the capital city of Assyria?
Nineveh
______________ is considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
Babylon's Hanging Gardens
Who belongs to the Sumerian middle class?
Merchants (traders), farmers, and artisans (craftspeople)
How long did the Akkadian Empire last?
about 200 years
How long did the Babylonian Empire last?
about 1,000 years
What did the Assyrians do to those they conquered?
forced them to leave their homes, robbed them, destroyed their farms, etc.
What did the ancient astronomers map?
the stars and the planets
What is a ziggurat?
a large temple to honor a god
What civilization did the Akkadians conquer to make their empire?
Sumer
What is Hammurabi's Code?
a set of 282 laws for his empire
King Ashurbanipal built one of the world's first ___________ in Nineveh.
libraries
How long did the Chaldean Empire last?
about 73 years
How did Sumerians develop a 12-month calendar?
by recording the position of the planets and stars
What type of art was developed during the Akkadian Empire?
3-dimensional sculptures
What is the famous phrase that comes from Hammurabi's Code?
"an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth."
How long did the Assyrian Empire last?
about 300 years
Which empire conquered the Chaldean empire in 539 B.C.?
The Persian Empire