17 a history Flashcards
1
Q
what had the assyrians done to the city of babylon when they conquered it?
A
they destroyed the city by flooding it.
2
Q
what did the babylonians do to the assyrian city of nineveh, when they conquered it?
A
they destroyed it, and smashed some of ashurbanipal’s clay tablets at the library of nineveh
3
Q
what was the name of the babylonian king who conquered the assyrian empire?
A
nebuchadnezzar
4
Q
what famous gate did nebuchadnezzar build as an entrance to babylon?
A
the ishtar gate
5
Q
what weird thing happened to nebuchadnezzar?
A
first he thought he was a god, then he went mad and behaved like an animal. later, he got better.
