Empires of the Fertile Crescent

Who was the great king of the Akkadians

• Hammurabi

• Moses

• Sargon

• Xerxes

Check all of the groups that lived in the Fertile Crescent - T&E River Valley at one time or another

• Hittites

• Egyptians

• Assyrians

• Chaldeans

• Sumerians

What is Hammurabi best known for ?

• Building the Hanging Gardens

• His Law Code

• Building a system of roads

• He was blind but still a good ruler

King Nebuchadnezzar was the leader of which group

• Chaldeans

• Babylonians

• Hittites

• Persians

What was the Hittites greatest achievement

• First to use Calvary

• Best known for their laws and government

• Capital City of Babylon

• Built the best chariots

Who was the leader that established the Persian Empire

• Ramses II

• Xerxes

• Ashur

• Cyrus

Which group of people not only used Chariots, but were the first to use Cavalry

• Egyptians

• Assyrians

• Persians

• Akkadians

Which Empire had the capital city of Nineveh?

• Akkadians

• Hyksos

• Assyrians

• Persians

Which Leader rebuilt the city of Babylon and made it his capital

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Darius

• Sargon

• Thutmose II

Which Empire was associated with the religious teachings of Zoroaster

• Babylonians

• Hittites

• Chaldeans

• Persians