Chapter 3 Section 4 Flashcards
Monarch
Ruler of a kingdom or empire
Hammurabi
The most famous ruler of Babylon. He was a brilliant war leader
Hammurabi’s Code
A set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life in the Babylonian empire.
Important because it was written down. Social class was important
Chariot
A wheeled horse-drawn cart used in battle
Nebuchadnezzar
The most famous Chaldean king
He rebuilt Babylon into a beautiful city and built the Hanging Gardens
Alphabet
A set of letters that can be combined to form words
Hittites and Kassites
They mastered ironworking so had the strongest weapons
They used chariots in battle which allowed them to move quickly around the battlefield
Assyrians
Had a very strong army which was well - organized
Ruled their empire through local leaders. Each governed a small area, collected taxes, enforced laws, and raised troops for the army
Chaldeans
Were good at astronomy. Charted the positions of the stars and kept track of economic, political, and weather events
Created a calendar
Solved geometry problems
Phoenicians
Most important achievement - developed one of the world’s first alphabets
Expert sailors. Built one of the world’s finest harbors.
Good traders and grew wealthy from trade. Traded lumber from cedar trees, silver work, ivory carvings, slaves
Where was Babylon located?
On the Euphrates River near what is today Baghdad, Iraq
List in order the people who ruled Mesopotamia
Sumerians
Babylonians
Hittites and Kassites
Assyrians
Chaldeans
Phoenicians
