Chaldeans & Persians

Who was the Chaldean king who extended their empire’s boundaries?

• Ashurbanipal
• Hammurabi
• Nebuchadnezzar
• Sargon
• Zedekiah

How far did the Chaldean king from the previous question extend their boundaries?

• He extended their boundaries as far west as Syria and Palestine
• He extended their boundaries as far east as India and China
• He extended their boundaries as far west as Morocco and Algeria
• He extended their boundaries as far south as Kenya and Madagascar

What did the Chaldeans call themselves?

• Assyrians
• Hammurabians
• Babylonians
• Jewish
• Israelites

Why did the Chaldeans they call themselves the name from the previous question? (READ each option CAREFULLY!)

• All of the Chaldeans were direct descendants of Hammurabi himself
• Most Chaldeans were the Jewish captives taken from Jerusalem
• All Chaldeans were the descendants of the Israelites who had been taken captive by the Assyrians
• Most Chaldeans were descendants of the people who made up Hammurabi’s empire about 1,200 years earlier.

Where did the Chaldeans build a new capital? (READ each option CAREFULLY!)

• At Byblos
• At Jerusalem
• At Babylon
• At Ur
• At Nineveh

How many people lived in this new capital? (READ each option CAREFULLY!)

• Nearly 1 hundred people
• Nearly 1 thousand people
• Nearly 1 million people
• Nearly 1 billion people

Pick the description of the WIDEST option that accurately fits the walls that encircled the capital. (READ each option CAREFULLY!)

• They were wide enough that two chariots could pass on the road on top
• They were wide enough that two people could pass on the road on top
• They were wide enough that two armies could pass on the road on top
• They were wide enough that two elephants could pass on the road on top

Select ALL of the options to CORRECTLY DESCRIBE Babylon’s ziggurat? (READ each option CAREFULLY!) (SELECT ALL CORRECT OPTIONS!)

• It reached more than 3,000 feet into the sky
• It reached more than 300 feet into the sky
• When the sun shone, its obsidian roof absorbed the light for miles
• It was in the center of the city
• When the sun shone, its gold roof could be seen for miles

What were the hanging gardens in Nebuchadnezzar’s palace like? (SELECT ALL CORRECT OPTIONS!)

• The plants seemed to hang in mid-air
• They were gardens that had many hammocks to lay in
• The garden was an area where public hangings took place
• The plants were used to make ropes for hanging criminals
• They were layered beds of earth planted with large trees and masses of flowering vines and shrubs

Why did thousands of pilgrims go to Babylon each spring? (READ each option CAREFULLY!)

• To watch a gold statue of cow being wheeled along this street
• To watch a gold statue of the god Marduk being wheeled along this street
• To build small statues of the god Marduk and carry them around the streets
• To drink water from a holy stream which would begin flowing after each winter melt