History Chapter 3: Succession of Empires

Practice flashcards covering the key terms, figures, and dates of the Neo-Babylonian and Persian Empires as discussed in History Chapter 3.

Chaldeans

A group that formed a coalition with the Medes and Scythians to overthrow the Assyrian Empire around $600\,B.C.$.

Nabopolassar

The leader of the Chaldeans who established the Neo-Babylonian Empire.

Nebucanezzar

The son of Nabopolassar who was responsible for the destruction of Jerusalem.

Neo-Babylonian Empire

The empire established by Nabopolassar and the Chaldeans after the fall of the Assyrians.

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World located within the Neo-Babylonian Empire.

Daniel

A figure from the Bible who lived during the time of both the Neo-Babylonian and Persian Empires.

Cyrus the Great

The Persian leader who fused the Persians and Medes and issued a decree in $536\,B.C.$ allowing the Jews to return and rebuild Jerusalem.

Darius I

A Persian ruler who established the world's first postal service and under whom the empire reached its greatest extent.

Xerxes I

A Persian king, also known as Ahasuerus, under whom the empire reached its greatest extent.

Ahasuerus

The biblical name for Xerxes I, who was the husband of Queen Ester.

Zoroastrianism

The false religion practiced by the kings of the Persian Empire.

Persian Rule of Law

A system where kings had a much higher regard for the law than Babylonian monarchs, with the king being under the law.

Persepolis

A key city or location identified within the Persian Empire.