The Akkadian, Babylon, Assyria and Chaldea empires only left destruction that continue to affect people today.

King Sargon headed the very first empire in history of the world, the Akkadian empire.

Sargon ruled for 20 years.

The Akkadian empire claimed many aspects of the Sumerian culture, including hieroglyphics, the writing system of the Egyptians.

Sargon was succeeded by weaker leaders, which lead to the decline and eventual collapse of the Akkadian empire.

Babylon had many leaders, but its most famous leader was:

Hammurabi constructed a huge _______ in honor of Marduk, the primary god of Babylon.

Hammurabi's code of laws was called Code of Hammurabi. Some of the laws were based on the principle of "eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth." This meant whatever wrong one had done, warranted the same punishment.

In 1901, archeologists discovered the round column in _________ with 282 Babylonian laws that were written in cuneiform. It is 7.5 feet tall.

Hammurabi's reign was considered as the "________ of Babylon.

Upon the death of Hammurabi, Babylon became weak and Mesopotamia was divided again into small different states.

The Assyrian warriors were feared in the western part of Asia as they were violent and cruel.

The enemies of the Assyrian were beheaded and burned alive. Those not killed, became slaves and cast of to distant lands.

He built a huge library for 25,000 clay tablets that contained information on leaders, important events and other accounts. It was discovered in 1852 and is known as the world's first library

The end of Ashurbanipal's reign caused the decline of the empire.

Babylon once again became the capital of the empire because Nabopolassar wanted his empire to be as powerful as Babylon. This empire is known in history as:

_______ was the greatest king of Chaldean empire.

In 586 BCE, he invaded Jerusalem and drove thousands of Jews from their lands to Babylon, and turned them into slaves. This became known as the ___________

Under Nebuchadnezzar's leadership, Babylon became a trading center. The city was protected by walls that were 300 feet high and 80 feet thick. The most lavishly decorated wall was the Ishtar Gate. What was the color of this gate?