Assyria
E.Q.- Describe the Assyrians and Chaldeans.
The Assyrians are army was well organized and strong. Assyrians were well prepared with spears, daggers, and bows & arrows. They were the first to use iron. The Hittites learned how to make it stronger. The Assyrian kings developed roads for people to travel on. Many who resisted were given cruel punishments.
The Chaldeans wanted to lead empires. Their king was Nebuchadnezzar from 605 BCE - 562 BCE. The king built the Hanging Gardens for his wife. Soon afterwards the Chaldeans lost power and the Persians took over.
The Chaldeans wanted to lead empires. Their king was Nebuchadnezzar from 605 BCE - 562 BCE. The king built the Hanging Gardens for his wife. Soon afterwards the Chaldeans lost power and the Persians took over.
Vocabulary:
Assyrian → _______ military power and well-organized government helped it build a vast empire in Mesopotamia by 650BCE.
Astronomers → people who study the sky
Babylon → What city became the world's largest and richest under King Nebuchadnezzar?
calendar → The Chaldean Empire built important landmarks in Babylon and developed the first _______ with a 7-day week.
Caravans → This word means, group of traveling merchants.
Chaldean's → In 612 BCE, Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, was captured by the ________, and the Assyrian Empire crumbled.
cruel → Assyria's ______treatment of its people led many to rebel.
Hanging Gardens → What was built for Nebuchadnezzar's wife in Babylon?
Hittites → Who did the Assyrians learn how to make Iron weapons.
Iron-This metal was used by the Assyrian Army making them stronger than their neighbors
libraries → One of the world's first _______ were in Assyria with 25,000 tablets, written in Cuneiform.
Nebuchadnezzar → Led by King ___________, the Chaldeans controlled all of Mesopotamia from 605 bce to 562 bce.
Nineveh → This is the capital of Assyria
Persian → In 539 bce Babylon was captured; Mesopotamia became apart of the new _____________ Empire.
Provinces → Assyrian King divided the empire into ___________ to help mange the empire.
Roads → Assyrian Kings built ________ to join all parts of the large empire.
Assyrian → _______ military power and well-organized government helped it build a vast empire in Mesopotamia by 650BCE.
Astronomers → people who study the sky
Babylon → What city became the world's largest and richest under King Nebuchadnezzar?
calendar → The Chaldean Empire built important landmarks in Babylon and developed the first _______ with a 7-day week.
Caravans → This word means, group of traveling merchants.
Chaldean's → In 612 BCE, Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, was captured by the ________, and the Assyrian Empire crumbled.
cruel → Assyria's ______treatment of its people led many to rebel.
Hanging Gardens → What was built for Nebuchadnezzar's wife in Babylon?
Hittites → Who did the Assyrians learn how to make Iron weapons.
Iron-This metal was used by the Assyrian Army making them stronger than their neighbors
libraries → One of the world's first _______ were in Assyria with 25,000 tablets, written in Cuneiform.
Nebuchadnezzar → Led by King ___________, the Chaldeans controlled all of Mesopotamia from 605 bce to 562 bce.
Nineveh → This is the capital of Assyria
Persian → In 539 bce Babylon was captured; Mesopotamia became apart of the new _____________ Empire.
Provinces → Assyrian King divided the empire into ___________ to help mange the empire.
Roads → Assyrian Kings built ________ to join all parts of the large empire.
What I Have Learned From The Past That Can Help Me In The Future?
Problem: People were cruel and brutal.
Solution: Be kind and forgiving.
Solution: Be kind and forgiving.
Hanging Gardens for 'Extra'
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