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Label the top of a piece of paper Chaldeans and answer the question below….
When you leave your home on vacation or for any other reason. What is the one thing you miss more than anything and can’t wait to see/use when you return?
December 10, 2008
HW: Review sheet due tomorrow!
Test= Friday
Current Events = Monday
The ChaldeansThe Chaldeans•612 BCE
–Take over the capital of the Assyrians (Nineveh)
The Return of Babylon
• They restored Babylon– People call themselves Babylonians
because they were originally with Hammurabi
The Return of Babylon–New advancements– Richest city around– Has its own postal system – Has its own police system– Thick Walls– Archers in towers
King Nebuchadrezzar
– Made one of the seven wonders of the ancient world for his wife because she missed her home land with its plants and mountains
–What What diddid he he makemake????
King Nebuchadrezzar• Nebuchadrezzar also made a beautiful street
for the people– Limestone– Marble– Glazed tile
• Great astronomers
• Major center of trade & science
The Chaldeans Fall!
• The end of the Chaldean Empire– Lose power because it is hard to control all
the people they conquered
– 539 BC Persians took over the area
