Assyria
Assyrian 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
Persian- In 539 bce Babylon was captured; Mesopotamia became apart of the new _____________ Empire.
E.Q.-
WHy were the Assyrians so strong?
*They had an organized army*
P/S-
Problem- The assyrians went to war with each other and turn their backs on each other.
Solution- They had good weapons to fight back for their city/country.
THE ASSYRIAN ALPHABET?!
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