Babylon
Where was the Babylon empire located?
Iraq
How many laws were in Hammurabi's Code?
282 laws
How did the Assyrians rise to power?
The rose to power by making iron tipped weapons. They have better weapons than their enemies.
When did the Chaldean empire emerge?
605-539 B.C.
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Between two rivers.
When did the Babylonian empire emerge?
1750 B.C.
What is the main reason we remember Hammurabi
For his set of laws he created.
When did the Assyrian empire emerge?
900-612 B.C.
True or false? Nebuchadnezzar's death was the starting point for the Chaldean empire.
False, Nebuchadnezzar's death was the ending point for the Chaldean empire.
What is polytheism?
The belief in many gods that control different aspects of life. The Sumerians were polytheistic.
At around 2000 B.C., what did Babylon control?
Fertile Crescent.
True or false, Hammurabi expanded the city-state of Babylon along the Euphrates river to unite all of southern Mesopotamia.
True.
How was one way the Assyrian's rise to power?
Where did the Chaldean people live?
Southern Mesopotamia.
What does astronomy mean?
the study of the heavenly bodies.
Because of who's rule made Babylon the largest, and richest city in the world?
Nebuchadnezzar's rule.
How do we know about Hammurabi's code?
We know about his code because the Babylonians wrote them down on clay tablets in cuneiform.
In present day, where did the Assyrian empire cover land?
Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Iraq
How did the Chaldean empire rise to power?
The Chaldeans rose to power by making an alliance with the Medes.
What is a mote?
A ring of water.
What was the main reason why the Babylon empire came to a fall?
Nebuchadnezzar's death.
Why did Hammurabi become king at such an early age?
Because his father became very sick and died.
Who invaded Assyria?
The Medes and Babylonians.
True or false, The Chaldeans were the natives and the original people of the Mesopotamia lands that were non-intruders.
True.
What is a province?
A political district.