The Assyrians acquired a new technology from the Hittites that helped them strengthen their army. What was it?

• Chariots... which allowed them to travel faster.

• Iron... which made the strongest weapons at the time.

• Bronze... which made the strongest weapons at the time.

• Gunpowder... which allowed them to make small explosives.

King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon built this world wonder for his wife, who missed her home in the mountains... what was it?

• The Taj Mahal

• The Hanging Gardens

• The Great Pyramid

• The Tigris & Euphrates Rivers

Why was Babylon's location between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf so important for its success?

• It made it easy to defend from invaders.

• It was actually a bad location, since few people ever went there.

• Flooding from these seas created good farm land there.

• This was a central location on trade routes, which brought many caravans and merchants to Babylon.

The Assyrians had conquered this people, and had ruled them for many years. Finally, around in 612 BC this people, led by their leader Nabopollassar defeated the Assyrans. What was the name of this people?

• Chaldeans

• Babylonians

• Sumerians

• Akkadians

Why were the Persians able to defeat the mighty nation of Babylon in 539 B.C.?

• Sargon and the Akkadians had attacked them, which weakened them so the Persians could defeat them.

• Babylon had become weak due to poor harvests and rulers after the death of the great king Nebuchadnezzar.

• The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers had flooded and destroyed most of Babylon, which left it vulnerable to attack.

• King Hammurabi's Code was so harsh that too many people had been put to death, which made Babylon's army weak.

Groups of merchants that traveled together, with the idea that a larger group would be better able to defend against bandits and problems on the road.

• guild

• trade route

• ziggurat

• caravan

This was the capital city of the Assyrians. It would later fall when the Chaldeans defeated them.

• Babylon

• Nippur

• Nineveh

• Ur

When the empire became too big for one person to rule, emperors appointed leaders to represent them in smaller political districts. What were these called?

• states

• city-states

• territories

• provinces

This Chaldean king made Babylon into one of the greatest cities in the ancient world.

• Nebuchadnezzar

• Sargon

• Nobopollassar

• Hammurabi

People in ancient Mesopotamia made many discoveries that had to do with the movements of the sun, moon, and stars. What were these people called?

• merchants

• artisans

• engineers

• astronomers