History: Empire Builders: Chaldeans
What did Nebuchadnezzar do?
1.) Extended the boundaries of the Chaldean Empire as far west as Syria and Canaan 2.)conquered Jerusalem & Tyre 3.) forced people of Judah into Babylonian exile 4.) amassed great wealth 5.) rebuilt Babylon into one of the most beautiful cities in the ancient world
Besides the Hanging Gardens, what other feature did Babylon have?
An immense wall that snaked around the city, 50 feet high, with watch towers every 100 yeards.
What were the Hanging Gardens?
Built by Nebuchadnezzar for his wife. Constructed on several levels and designed to be visible from any point in Babylon. It was a elaborate park fed with water pumped in from a nearby river.
WHo was one of their greatest rulers?
King Nebuchadnezzar reigned from 605 BC to 562 BC, during the height of the Chaldean power.
What was one of the features of Babylon that was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World?
The Hanging Gardens.
What were the Chaldeans sometimes called and why?
The New Babylonians because they were descended from people of Hammurabi's Babylonian Empire of the 1700's BC.
After the fall of the Assyrian Empire, what happened to the Chaldeans?
They dominated the enitre Fertile Crescent.
What contribution did the Chaldeans make to science?
They laid the foundations for the science of astronomy by 1.) studying stars 2.) making maps of the positions of the planets & phases of the moon.
What brought down the Chaldean Empire?
Weak kings, poor harvests, slow trade, over taxing people, & the Persians conquered Babylon.