Later Mesopotamian Civilizations 7th wk 7

Seven monuments that the ancient Greeks considered especially important. Of these, only the Great Pyramid of Giza still stands today.

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• Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

• The Colossus of Rhodes
• The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
• The Statue of Zeus at Olympia

(about 600 – 530 BCE) Also known as Cyrus the Great, he was the founder of the Persian Empire. He is famous for creating the largest empire in the world at the time.

• Darius the Great
• Xerxes I
• Cyrus II

• Alexander the Great

(626 – 539 BCE) A powerful empire in ancient Mesopotamia. It is sometimes known as the Neo-Babylonian Empire because its leaders made their capital in the city of Babylon.

• Sumerian Kingdom
• Akkadian Empire
• Chaldean Empire

• Assyrian Empire

(518 – 465 BCE) The fourth king of the Persian Empire. He led a failed invasion of Greece in 480 BCE. After his rule, the Persian Empire began to decline.

• Darius I
• Cyrus II
• Xerxes I
• Artaxerxes I

(558 BCE – 651 CE) An empire in southern Asia founded by Cyrus the Great. At its height, it was the largest empire in the world, extending from India to Europe. Four dynasties ruled the empire for more than 1,000 years.

• Ottoman Empire
• Macedonian Empire
• Maurya Empire
• Persian Empire

(about 1500 – 300 BCE) An ancient civilization located in a region along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It was known for its trade and system of writing.

• Phoenicians
• Egyptians
• Greeks
• Romans

(about 605 – 562 BCE) The longest-ruling king of the Chaldean Empire. He ordered the city of Babylon to be rebuilt and used military force to win control over much of ancient Mesopotamia.

• Sargon of Akkad
• Nebuchadnezzar II
• Hammurabi
• Ashurbanipal

A major world religion that developed among the Israelites in Mesopotamia. It is characterized by a belief in a single god who revealed himself to the prophet Abraham.

• Judaism
• Christianity
• Buddhism
• Islam

The Hebrew Bible. Known as the Old Testament in Christianity.

• Scribe

• Catalog

• Bible

• Tanakh

(550 – 486 BCE) Also known as Darius the Great, he was the third king of the Persian Empire. He ruled the empire when it was most powerful.

• Artaxerxes I
• Cyrus the Great
• Xerxes I
• Darius I