Chapter 6 (7-9)

Question 1

where was the great palace built by the Assyrians

Answer 1

capitol city of Nineveh (NIN-nuh-vuh)

Question 2

what are aqueducts

Answer 2

• pipes or channels used to carry water
• first built by the Assyrians
• brought water to Nineveh from 30 miles away

Question 3

• bas-reliefs

Answer 3

• 2-dimensional sculptures
• what the Assyrian artists were known for
• amazingly realistic
• decorated with ivory

Question 4

what was the Assyrian Empires weakness?

Answer 4

• too vast (large) a territory to control
• army was stretched thin
• could not fight off neighbors

Question 5

what happened to the Assyrians in 612 BCE

Answer 5

• Nineveh was plundered by a combined army of Babylonians, Scythians, and a group called the Medes.

Question 6

what does NEO mean?

Answer 6

• new

Question 7

who was the Neo-Babylonia empire’s most famous king’s name?

Answer 7

• Nebuchadrezzar II (neh-byuh-kuh-DREH-zehr)

- ruthless military leader, reigning from 605-562 BCE

Question 8

how did Nebuchadrezzar II (neh-byuh-kuh-DREH-zehr) keep the capitol city of Babylonia safe?

Answer 8

• he built a very thick inner wall & a very thick outer wall around the city
• towers were built on top of the walls, for archers to stand watch from
• a moat filled with water was dug around the outer wall

Question 9

what was the Ishtar Gate?

Answer 9

• one of the entrances into Babylon, dedicated to the g-ddess of war & love

Question 10

what was the “House of the Platform of Heaven & earth”?

Answer 10

• the rebuilt ziggurat of Nebuchadrezzar II (neh-byuh-kuh-DREH-zehr)
• huge structure, several stories high

Question 11

what was the human made display and viewed as one of the great wonders of the ancient world?

Answer 11

• Hanging Gardens of Babylon

- they were gardens planted on rooftops and terraces that cascade down the walls with watering systems

Question 12

• what 3 things did the Babylonians create that dealt with mathematics and astronomy?

Answer 12

• sundial, a device that uses the sun to tell time
• 60 minute hour
• 7 day week

Question 13

How did the Neo-Babylonia’s fall and when?

Answer 13

• 539 BCE
• a conqueror named Cyrus (SIE-ruhs) from the EAST
• Cyrus was the leader of the Persian Empire

Question 14

Cyrus ruled Persia, which is now known as what?

Answer 14

• Iran

Question 15

Who conquered the Persians?

Answer 15

• Alexander the Great

Question 16

what does BCE stand for?

Answer 16

• Before Common Era