Akkadians
The ruler of the Akkadians
Who is King Sargon?
The king of the Babylonians
Who is Hammurabi?
Capital city of Assyrian Empire
What is Nineveh?
This king ruthlessly captured Israelites and brought them to Babylon
Who is King Nebuchadnezzar?
Skilled in mathematics, said to have invented the sundial and present-day system of a 60 minute hour and a 7-day week
Who were the Neo-Babylonians?
Akkadians gained power by this strategy
What is military strategy?
Hammurabi believed this god chose him to rule and create fair laws.
Who is Marduk?
What is a bas-relief?
Nebuchadnezzar build thick walls and a moat around his city
What did Nebuchadnezzar do to protect his city and people?
What did later empires learn from Hammurabi’s rule?
That written laws and organization could keep large empires stable longer than fear or war alone.
Recorded important history and events
What is the purpose of the stele?
Two groups who had rights because of Hammurabi's Code
Who are WOMEN and SLAVES?
What is an aqueduct?
What scientific study helped the Neo-Babylonians create our modern calendar and time system?
What is ASTRONOMY?
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
What are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
assembly of large army, fighting in tight formations ended the fighting between city states led to...
What is the world's first empire?
Settling near the Euphrates allowed for Babylon to become a trade center (The answer is a GRAPES category)
What is an economic aspect of the Babylonians?
Battering rams, movable towers, and siege warfare led to...
What allowed Assyrians to conquer cities and expand their empire?
These are an engineering masterpiece and considered a cultural achievement
What are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
Hammurabi’s Code tried to bring justice to his empire in what way?
By protecting the weak from the strong through written, fair laws.
Got their resources to build their capital city
What were tributes collected from conquered people?
Developing the first code of laws to apply to everyone
What is a political achievement of the Babylonians?
These people were feared for their military might and cruelty, perfected use of horses, iron weapons in battle
Who are the Assyrians?
How long did NEO-Babylonian Empire Last?
What is the length of the Neo-Babylonian Empire?
How did Assyrian rule differ from Babylonian rule?
What is Assyrians ruled by FEAR and VIOLENCE; Babylonians ruled through LAW and JUSTICE.