abeka history 10 section 3.1

babylon

first to rule after sumer; central portion of the fertile crescent

babylon

(2000-1700 BC)

“the gate of God” or “to confuse”

what does babel mean?

sumarian

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Babylon rebelled against __________ rule around 2000 B.C.

hammurabi’s

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________________ rule officially started the babylonian empire

cuneiform

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babylon is known for their __________ writings including the epic of gilgamesh (oldest)

epic of gilgamesh

the oldest work of literature

enuma elish

“babylonian genesis”

place-value notation

greatest mathematical achievement

law code

what was babylon’s greatest achievement?

justice

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law codes create a sense of ________

justice

the use of authority and power to uphold what is right, just, or lawful

hittites

(1700-1100 B.C.)

hittites

large empire located in asia minor

iron

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the hittites were the first empire to use ______weapons

assyrians

(1100-600 B.C.)

tiglath-pileser I

conquered babylon and set up assyrian empire

nineveh

capital of assyria

israel

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the assyrians captured northern kingdom of ______

ashurbanipal

built the world’s first great library

new babylonian empire

(600-540 B.C)

chaldeans

conquered assyria during nabopolassar’s rule

arabia

where are the chaldeans from?

nebuchadnezzar

who conquered the fertile crescent and southern israel

persian empire

(540-340 B.C.)

cyrus of persia

who conquered babylon?

rebuild

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in 536 B.C. cyrus allowed the israelites to return to jerusalem to ________ their temple

darius and xerxes

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the greatest extent of persian power was under the rules of ________ and _________

darius

first postal system

xerxes (ahasuerus)

husband of queen esther

artaxerxes

xerxes’ successor; nehemiah was his cupbearer

zoroastrianism

false religion of persia

under the law

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the persian ruler was_______ ____ _______