The assyrians
Vocabulary
Assyrian-_________ military power and well-organized government helped it build a vast empire in Mesopotamia by 650BCE
Iron- This metal was used by the Assyrian Army making them stronger than their neighbors
Hittites- Who did the Assyrians learn how to make Iron weapons.
Nineveh-This is the capital of Assyria
Provinces-Assyrian King divided the empire into ___________ to help mange the empire.
Roads-Assyrian Kings built ________ to join all parts of the large empire.
libraries-One of the world's first _______ were in Assyria with 25,000 tablets, written in Cuneiform.
cruel-Assyria's ______ treatment of its people led many to rebel.
Chaldean's-In 612 BCE, Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, was captured by the ________, and the Assyrian Empire crumbled.
calendar-The Chaldean Empire built important landmarks in Babylon and developed the first _______ with a 7-day week.
Nebuchadnezzar-Led by King ___________, the Chaldeans controlled all of Mesopotamia from 605 bce to 562 bce.
Hanging Gardens-What was built for Nebuchadnezzar's wife in Babylon?
Babylon-What city became the world's largest and richest under King Nebuchadnezzar?
Caravans-This word means, group of traveling merchants.
Astronomers-people who study the sky
Persain- In 539 bce Babylon was captured; Mesopotamia became apart of the new _____________ Empire.
What have i learned from the past in this lesson that will help the future?The problem in Assyria was that they often over punished any one opposed to them in any tiny way. This caused rebellions which lead to the countries downfall.
This helps us know to treat citizens more fairly. |
EQ: Describe the assyrians and chaldeans. The Assyrians were fierce warriors. They were some of the first to learn to forge iron weapons. They also had great tactics in war, such as battering rams and tunneling under city walls.The Assyrians also had a very well formed government.
The Chaldeans controlled Mesopotamia from 605 BCE to 562 BCE. Most Chaldeans were descendants of the ancient Babylonian empire from about 1,200 years before. The Chaldeans rebuilt the city of Babylon. It was a very rich and beautiful city. Eventually, it started losing power though, and started to crumble. |
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