Ch. 4 Lesson 2

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The capital of the Chaldean empire was at

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Babylon

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To support Babylon’s building projects and military, Nebuchadnezzar...

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collected very high taxes from his people.

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These people built a great army to protect their lands from invasion. Options: Assyrians, Babylonians, Chaldeans, Egyptians

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Assyrians

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One factor that contributed to the success of the Assyrian army was its _________ weapons.

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iron

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Assyria was made up of the land between the Persian Gulf and the

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Nile River.

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How many tablets of stories and songs to the gods did the Assyrian library at Nineveh hold?

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25,000

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The Chaldean Empire is also sometimes called the

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New Babylonian Empire.

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What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians that helped make their army stronger?

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how to use stronger metals for weaponry, such as iron

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Which part of Babylon was known as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?

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Hanging Gardens

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Babylon became rich from trade because it was located on a major trade route between the Mediterranean Sea and the

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Persian Gulf