The Fertile Crescent EmpireSection 2

Essential QuestionWhat were the three most

powerful empires of the Fertile Crescent?

VocabularyEmpireBabylonCaravanBazaarZoroastrianism

King Sargon IIKing Sargon II was king of Assyria

and conquered many empires of the Fertile Crescent

Empire- An area of many territories and peoples that is controlled by one government

BabylonEmpire created by Hammurabi in

1787 BCE by conquering the cities of Sumer

Build roads for travel and tradeCaravans, or groups of travelers,

stopped in Babylon on their way south

Bazaars, or markets, could be found in Babylon where cloth and spices could be bought

Babylon FallsBabylon was wealthy-why?Shrank and destroyed by

invaders in 1500s BCE

AssyriaWas in open land and thus was

constantly attackedPeople became skilled warriorsBest defense is a good offense-

Assyria protected itself by expanding!

Invented the battering ramCities were a great place of

learning and record-keeping

Babylonia Rises Again!Controlled the entire Fertile

CrescentKing Nebuchadnezzar II rebuilt

BabylonChaldean controlAstronomers and other science

learning took place in the citiesBabylonia fell to the Persians, but

the city of Babylon was spared

Entrance Slip- 11/29Describe the Assyrian Empire.

Persian EmpireLargest of the Fertile Crescent-

from Greece to IndiaZoroastrianism- Ancient Persian

religion; one god is worshipped unlike neighbors

Tolerant of other religionsCulture- known for tolerance,

conquest, trade, science, and government

Helped shape modern civilization