Babylonian Empire

Question 1

Nabopolassar

Answer 1

626-605, probably Chaldean. First King of New Babylonian empire. established a treaty with the Median King to fight Assyrians- went by Balikh in the Euphrates and Assyrian Arrapha on the tigris

Question 2

Cyaxares

Answer 2

Median King, treaty with Nabopolassar

Question 3

Fall of Ninevah

Answer 3

Medes and Babylonians took Ninevah from the Assyrians

Question 4

Why it was easy to take over Assyrian Empire

Answer 4

Chaldeans and Arameans were used to conflict, the rich and most went with the flow- life didn’t change that much with the rulers

Question 5

Nebuchadnezzar II

Answer 5

604-562- Nebopolassar’s son, defeated Egyptians in Syria
(8/9 campaigns targeted these egyptians)
Seized Jerusalem (598)
huge deportation policy, only have annals for first 2 decades of his reign

Question 6

Siege of Tyre

Answer 6

lasts 13 years, in reign of Nebuchadnezzar II

Question 7

2 versions of Talmut

Answer 7

one is Jewish

Question 8

Nabonidus

Answer 8

558-539, Stela of Nabonidus with the moon
last king of babylonian empire before Persians capture it
cult of Moon god
moved to middle of Arabian Desert (Teima) for 10 yrs.
son took over for him

Question 9

Bel-Ashur-usur

Answer 9

Nabonidus’ son, took over for him, Belshazzar in the bible

Question 10

Fall of Babylon -539

Answer 10

cyrus the Great (II) conquers Babylon, claims to take over after Assurbanipal or Nebuchadnezzar II
the people want him after Nabonidus, and there’s not much economic change but Babylon is a huge culture, now technically controlled by the Persians**