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WorksheetsThe Chaldeans
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 5mins
What was the name of the group that took over the Assyrian capital, Ninevah in 612 BC
The Assyrians
The Chaldeans
The Persians
Why did the Chaldeans call themselves Babylonian?
Ninevah became the new Babylon
They wanted to trick people
Their ancestors were once ruled by Hammurabi, they were the New or "Neo" Babylonian Empire
Babylon was at one time the world's _______ city.
Richest
Poorest
Dirtiest
Cleanest
Who guarded Babylon by staying in towers built into the huge brick city walls?
Rapunzel
Hammurabi
Archers
What was in the center of Babylon?
A hanging garden
Mountains
Palaces and temples
Who did the artisans sell their pottery, cloth, and baskets to?
Sailors
Caravans
Merchants
What was the main entrance of Babylon called? All traders would enter through this gate.
The Richest Gate
The Blue Gate
The Iron Gate
The Ishtar Gate
Who was the Chaldean leader who built a street near the palace for the people?
Ashurbanipal
Cyrus
Nebuchadnezzar
Zoroaster
Every spring people in the Chaldean empire would watch a gold statue of the god ____ pass through the Gate of Ishtar.
Amon-Re
Marduk
Yahweh
Osiris
What 7 wonder of the ancient world was built in the Chaldean empire?
The Hanging Gardens
The statue of Zeus
The Pyramid of Giza
The Gate of Ishtar
Who were the Hanging Gardens built for?
Nebuchadnezar
Ashurbanipal
Nebuchadnezzar's wife
Cyrus' wife
In the Chaldean Empire, people would study heavenly bodies in the night sky. What do we call people who do this?
Star gazers
Astronomers
Astronauts
Starboys
What led to the decline of the Chaldean Empire
They ran out of food
They had trouble controlling all the people they conquered
They ran out of water
Who captured Babylon, the capital of the Chaldean empire?
The Persians
The Assyrians
The Akkadians
The Neo-Babylonians
