New Empires (Assyrians & Chaldeans)

The world's first _________was in the capital city of Nineveh.

The Assyrian army was the first to use _____________ weapons.

Around 2340 B.C., the Sumerian city-states were conquered by the Akkadians under their leader

The Assyrians had a large ______ to defend their land.

They built __ to join their empire & posted soldiers at stations to protect traders.

1000 years after Hammurabi, a new empire arose founded by a people called the...

Babylon was located on a major trade ____ between the Persian Gulf & the Mediterranean Sea.

After they captured cities they brought in new settlers and forced them to __________.

The Chaldeans made one of the first sundials and were the first to develop a seven day ______.

King Nebuchadnezzar made ____ the capital, so the Chaldean Empire is sometimes called ____.

Assyria's cruel treatment of people led to many ___________.

The first empire in world history was

The phrase "an eye for an eye" sums up a concept known as

Hammurabi is now most remembered for

A people called the_____ joined with the _____to defeat Assyria's army in 627 BC.

Babylon was a center for science.  They had _____, people who studied the heavenly bodies, 

The famous Chalean king, _________, went on to build their own Chaldean empire.

The Chaldeans lost power in 539 BC when the _____ from the Northeast captured Babylon.

Assyrian kings divided their empire into _______,or political districts.

One of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World, the ___ in Babylon was built by a king for his wife.