World His - Assyrians, Chaldeans, Persians

The Assyrians conquered large areas if what region?

• The Middle East

• Europe

• East Asia

• South Asia

• The Americas

What were the Assyrians especially skilled in attacking?

• Cities

• Nomads

• Large armies

• Cavalry

• Caravans

What reputation did the Assyrian army have?

• Cruelty toward enemies

• Kindness toward peaceful groups

• Fairness toward conquered people

• Loyalty toward their allies

• Fearfulness of invasion

What was one the Assyrians major strengths?

• They made and used Iron weapons

• They used the phylanx battle formation

• They had a large and skilled cavalry

• Their army was mostly made up of archers

• Their soldiers all had to be at least 6 feet tall

What did the Assyrian kings divide their empire into?

• Provinces

• Many independent kingdoms

• 2 large counties, an eastern and a western one

• They kept the kingdom as one large unit

• Into 3 major groups, original Assyrians, newly conquered people, and old conquered people

How was the empire connected?

• A system of roads

• Many rivers with ports

• Thousands of messenger pigeons

• By railroads

• A series of beacon towers to convey messages

What Assyrian capital city did the Chaldeans capture in 612 B.C.?

• Nineveh

• Babylon

• Jerusalem

• Ashur

• Gomorrah

What Chaldean king built a new capital at Babylon?

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Cyrus

• Darius

• Solomon

• Zoroaster

What Chaldeans studied the heavens and made maps that plotted the position of the planets?

• Astronomers

• Meteorologists

• Anthropologists

• Geologists

• Philosophers

From where did the Persians come?

• Central Asia

• Europe

• Africa

• East Asia

• The Americas