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Assyrians
Chaldeans
Persians
Vocabulary
Kings
100
Assyrians ______ the cities they defeated, taking anything they wanted.
Looted
100
The Chaldean Empire collapsed after the death of _______.
Nebuchadnezzar
100
The Persians created _______ so that they no longer needed to barter or trade for things.
Metal coins
100
A Persian stretcher is called a _________.
Litter
100
What Persian king defeated the Chaldeans in 538 B.C.? He also sent the Jews home to Jerusalem and gave them money to rebuild their temple.
Cyrus the Great
200
The Assyrian king divided the empire into ______ , or areas.
Provinces
200
Chaldean ________ became the first astronomers and what they saw in the sky became the Zodiac.
Priests
200
The Persians treated people __________.
Fairly
200
A carving from stone or other hard material is called ____.
a sculpture
200
Who was the OTHER great king of Persia who expanded the empire and divided it into 20 provinces?
Darius I
300
When Assyrians defeated their enemies what did they do to the survivors?
Made them slaves.
300
Who did the Chaldeans form an alliance with to defeat the Assyrians and capture Nineveh
The Medes
300
Who was the religious leader that preached to the Persians about the forces of good and evil?
Zoroaster
300
To cool hot iron and remove unwanted parts.
Smelt
300
Who was the great king of the Assyrians?
Assurbanipal
400
What did the Assyrian governors do?
Collected taxes and enforced laws.
400
What was the capital city of the Chaldean empire?
Babylon
400
Describe what Persian men looked like.
They wore makeup on their face and eyelids and had long beards.
400
To tell the future is to ______.
Predict
400
What were the TWO ways Nebuchadnezzar made Babylon the most beautiful city in the Middle East?
The Great Wall of Babylon and the Hanging Gardens.
500
Name one thing that the Assyrians developed to help them become a "war machine"
Iron weapons, cavalry, charioteers, and skillful archers.
500
Who did the Chaldeans defeat in 586 B.C.?
the Jews
500
What did the Persians build to unify their empire?
A great system of roads.
500
A _________ is the city from which an emperor rules.
Capital
500
Darius I of Persia appointed _________ to be the "eyes and ears of the king."
Inspectors