Assyrians, Babylonians, and Persians

Which empire existed first?

• Assyrian

• Babalonian

• Persian

Which empire is being described?

~at first a small area on the Tigris River- modern day Iraq

~descendants of Noah’s sons Shem and Ham

~Ninevah was the capital

• Assyrian

• Babalonian

• Persian

When the Assyrians conquered other civilizations, the conquered people paid them ______ (or taxes)

• tariffs

• quotas

• tributes

CHOOSE THREE ANSWERS!!!

Which of the following were Assyrian inventions?

• King Ashurbanipal created the first library

• iron weapons for war

• latitude and longitude

• hanging gardens

The Assyrian military were among the most feared and hated. They called themselves __________.

• kings of the road

• kings of the universe

• champions of all

The Assyrians conquered the Northern Kingdom of ______as a consequence for

their continual worship of other gods (722 B.C)

• Mesopotamia

• Israel

• Jordan

The Assyrians were not able to conquer the southern

kingdom of Judah.

• True

• False

Assyria fell in 612 B.C to the _______, the next empire

They experienced the cruelty they had inflicted on others.

• Persians

• Babylonians

Who was the emperor that created the first library?

• Sargon

• Ashurbanipal

• Hammurabi

Summary-this empire only lasted 100 years,

but God used them as a consequence for the

Israelites.

• Assyrian

• Babylonian

• Persian