Babylonian Empire Flashcards

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Nabopolassar

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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

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Cyaxares

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Median King, treaty with Nabopolassar

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Fall of Ninevah

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Medes and Babylonians took Ninevah from the Assyrians

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Why it was easy to take over Assyrian Empire

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

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Nebuchadnezzar II

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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

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Siege of Tyre

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lasts 13 years, in reign of Nebuchadnezzar II

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2 versions of Talmut

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one is Jewish

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Nabonidus

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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

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Bel-Ashur-usur

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

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Fall of Babylon -539

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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**

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