ASSYRIA
EQ: I can describe (the Assyrians &Chaldeans) -The Assyrians and Chaldeans are both citizens of their city's Assyria and Chaldean. The Assyrians had a very strong and organized army. The Assyrians had to have a very strong King to lead their huge empire. By 650 b.c.e the empire stretched from the Persian Gulf to the Nile river. The Chaldeans wanted to build an empire. Led by king Nedchandnezer, they controlled all of Mesopotamia from 605 B.C.E to 562 B.C.E .
WHAT HAVE I LEARNED THAT WILL HELP ME IN THE FUTURE...... I learned that If you are cruel to people it will often drive them away. Like when The Assyrian empire was cruel to the people it drove them to foreign countries. I learned from this to be nice to all my friends because if i'm mean they won't want to be my friend anymore. This will help me in the future. That is one thing the Assyrians taught me. PROBLEM: The Assyrian empire was cruel to the people of Assyria. SOLUTION: The Assyrians fled to foreign countries. |
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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 _____provinces______ to help mange the empire. Roads Assyrian Kings built _roads_______ to join all parts of the large empire. libraries One of the world's first ___libraries____ were in Assyria with 25,000 tablets, written in Cuneiform. cruel Assyria's _cruel _____ treatment of its people led many to rebel. Chaldean's In 612 BCE, Nineveh, the capital of Assyria, was captured by the _chaldean's_______, and the Assyrian Empire crumbled. calendar The Chaldean Empire built important landmarks in Babylon and developed the first ___calender____ with a 7-day week. NebuchadnezzarLed 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. |
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