The Babylonians and The Persians

What term is traced back to the Persians?

Paradise

from Greek paradeisos “enclosed royal park”

From Augustan pairidaēza “enclosure, park”

Who conquered Mesopotamia, Israel, Egypt (art depicts war and cruel acts, dismembering, beheading)?

The Assyrians

What was the alliance that occurred when the Babylonians defeated the Assyrians?

Alliance of Medes

Who was king of Babylon 605 BC

Nebuchadnezzar II

What two buildings is Nebuchadnezzar resemble for?

Ishtar Gate and the Hanging gardens

Who was the patron god of the Babylonians?

Marduk

What type of inscriptions where on the Ishtar gate?

Cuneiform

Etemenanki

Ziggurat of Babel

The sacred creature painted on the Ishtar gates?

Mushussu

Babylonian map of the BLANK

World

BLANK and the Persians

The Persian Empire was founded by BLANK

Medes

Cyrus the Great

The BLANK empire is another term for the Persian Empire

Achaemenid

Cyrus died in BLANK

Battle

The goal of any new king?

To consolidate power

Darius reigned and his two key accomplishments?

1. Behistun Inscription

2. New capitol city: Persepolis

BLANK columns at Persepolis

Persian

The builders of Persepolis where from?

Greek, Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Lydians, Carians

The builders of Persepolis term?

Kurtas

How can you govern such a large empire?

Satraps- provincial governors in the Persian empire