Chapter 7 Military Empires Ms. Smith 8 th Grade Social Studies

Today’s Agenda  Map Activity -Quiz Grade  119  125  715  NEATNESS COUNTS!!! Plot Points  Plot Points  Mediterranean Sea  Caspian Sea  Red Sea  Babylon  Media  Tigris River  Euphrates River  Nile River  Persian Gulf  Nineveh  Asia  Jerusalem  Egypt

Postcard Activity Directions: Imagine you are a tourist in ancient Babylonia. (Section 2 page 120)  Make a postcard to send to your family back in America.  Front – draw an illustration of an area or feature of the city of Babylon.  Back (lined) – write a note to your family about your impression of the city and the daily life of it’s people. Today’s Agenda

Chapter 7 Vocabulary 1.Empire – several territories governed by a single ruler or nation. 2.Smelting – a process developed by the Hittites that heated iron ore then pounded it out and cooling it.

Chapter 7 Vocabulary 3.Provinces – political districts the Assyrians divided their empire into. 4.Caravans – groups of traveling merchants who traded goods such as pottery, cloth, and baskets.

Chapter 7 Vocabulary 5.Astronomers – people who collect, study, and explain facts about the heavenly bodies 6.Nebuchadnezzar – Babylonian ruler who built the Hanging Gardens for his wife.

Chapter 7 Vocabulary 7.Babylon – rich capital city of the Chaldean empire. 8.Persians – people who separated from the Aryans ; established Persia in modern-day Iraq.

 Many English words com from Ancient Persia by way of the Greek language, which is now modern-day Iran?  Flowers such as rose, jasmine, lilac, and narcissus.  Foods such as asparagus, orange, peach, rice, and spinach.  Other words such as tapestry, tiara, and tiger Did you know?

 Notes – Vocabulary 1-8  Video – 7 Wonders of the Ancient World  Return classwork/tests Today’s Agenda