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Ch 4 S.S Notes
Lesson 1 and 2
Question | Answer |
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The world's first_______was created by Sargon of Akkad about 2350 B.C | Empire |
Hammurabi's Code was planned to bring____to people living in the empire. | Justice |
The Akkadian Empire fell because_______ | of outside invaders |
About 2300 B.C, this group of people invaded the city-states of Sumer. | Amorites |
What did Hammurabi use to control his empire? | Governors and judges |
Why did Hammurabi write a code of law? | To bring fairness and justice to all |
Why did Hammurabi hang his laws on the columns of the temple? | He felt everyone should know the laws and punishments |
The practice of forcing people to move from their homeland to another place far away is know as: | Exile |
An example of exile was when the Chaldeans____ | Held Hebrews captive in Babylon for 50 years |
The money that conquered people are forced to pay to their conquerors in return for protection is called____ | Tribute |
The purpose of tribute was to | Bring money and goods into and empire's treasury |
The Assyrian Empire was taken over by the | Medes and Chaldeans |
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were | An artificial mountain covered with plants and trees |
Assyria became a military power because | They needed to defend themselves form constant invasion |
Assyria's military technology could be seen in their | Iron weapons and battering rams |
Once conquered, a region had to pledge allegiance to Assur, the Assyrian god of | War |
The Medes were from | Iran |
In every conquered area, Assyria placed a governor and a[n] | Army |
The ruler of the Assyrian Empire | Ashburnipal |
The ruler of the Assyrian Empire | Ashburnipal |
A group from Iran that helped destroy the Assyrians | Medes |
The ruler of the New Babylonian or Chaldean Empire | Nebachadnezzar ll |
The name of the Temple destroyed in Jerusalem | Solomon |
The capital of the Assyrian Empire and the site of a great library | Ninevah |
How did Hammurabi control his huge empire? | Code of Laws |
Ashburnipal of the Assyrian Empire was know for_______ | Creating the first library |
Nebachadnezzar of the Chaldean Empire was know for____ | Hanging Gardens of Babylon |
Babylonian Empire was conquered by___ | Assyrian |
Assyrian Empire conquered by____ | Chaldean |
Akkadian Empire conquered by___ | Babylonian |
Chaldean Empire conquered by____ | Persians |