The Assyrians, Chaldeans, and Persians

People feared the Assyrians because

• they had a cavalry

• they had strong iron weapons

• they had archers

• they had horse driven chariots

Some people paid ___________ so they didn't have to fight the Assyrians.

• tribute

• sacrifices

When the Assyrians won a fight, they

• killed and enslaved everyone

• made the people members of their society

• forced them to leave

King Assurbanipal built a

• temple

• monument

• library

The Assyrians fell when the ___________ and the ____________ formed an alliance (check 2 boxes).

• Medes (Persians)

• Greeks

• Chaldeans

• Romans

King Nebuchadnezzar built a beautiful hanging ___________ for a queen.

• tiles

• garden

• pictures

The Chaldean priests became ___________, because they studied the night sky.

• emperors

• astronomers

• nomads

After King Nebuchadnezzar died, the ____________ took over Babylon.

• Persians

• Greeks

• Egyptians

The Persians were ruled by

• Hammurabi

• Assurbanipal

• Cyrus the Great

Which of the following is true about the Persians?

• Women had a lot of freedom

• They treated people fairly after they defeated them

• They built a system of roads

• They created the idea of using metal coins