SS6 1.3: New Empires (Assyrians & Chaldeans)

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Nebuchadnezzar

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Hanging Gardens

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Assyrians

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

route

Question 5

The Assyrians had a large ______ to defend their land.

Accepted Answer

army

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

week

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

roads

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

rebellions

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

library

Question 10

The Assyrian army was the first to use _____________ weapons.

Accepted Answer

iron

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Persians

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

astronomers

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

provinces

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

Babylon, Babylonian Empire

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Chaldeans, Medes

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

pay heavy taxes.

Questions 16