Review of Babylonian and Assyrian Empires
Empire known for fierce army
Built monuments to show wealth
Came from Babylon
Came from Ashur
Built an empire in the Fertile Cresent
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Babylonia was larger than Assyria in 1800 B.C.
Copper and tin were used to make weapons
By 1750 BC Assyria had conquered most of Babylonia.
Hammurabi was responsible for conquering most of Assyria
Hammurabi's death had little effect on the Babylonian Empire.
Read the history question above, "Why do empires fail?" Why are empires hard to govern?
In 934 BC the ________________________ regained power and began expanding from their capital at ______________.
By 824 BC the Assyrian Empire reached the _________________ River to the south and west.
During the next 160 years, the Assyrians built the largest empire in the Fertile Crescent, conquering lands all the way to the _________________________Sea.
In 671 BC they conquered ________________________.
The Assyrians continued to move south until they reached and conquered the city of __________________ in 633 BC.
The Assyrians ruled many different groups of people until 612 BC, when they were conquered by the __________________ and ______________________.
Babylonians failed to conquer Egypt
Babylonians conquer Nineveh
Babylonians conquer Jerusalem
Persians attack Babylon.
Babylonians conquer Carchemish
Into how many months did the Babylonians divide the year?
Into how many hours did they divide the day?
Into how many minutes did they divide the hour?
Is that the same way we divide time today?