By: Ava Chernicoff, Shaked Finklestein, Anna Jacoby, Eli Weiss and Bodhi Zick| Ms. Gossler|6 th Grade SECTION 2: BABYLONIA AND ASSYRIA

By: Ava Chernicoff THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE

Assyria was one of the empires in the North of Mesopotamia

The Assyrian empire first rises to power There was a new ruler and they became wealthy He died and the Assyrians lost their fortunes Years later they rose to power again Timeline

The Assyrians are on a roll! They have lot’s of power and they just concurred 5 new huge empires! BREAKING NEWS!!

The big cities of Assyria are Ninveh, Nimrud, and Ashur. ASSYRIAN CITIES

The Assyrians were the first to use the pottery wheel They lived in mud or brick homes Art and poetry were a big part of their lives COOL FACTS

By: Bodhi Zick BABYLONIA RISES AGAIN

Some people believe them to be bogus. No one knew where it was located. Many have thought to find it. An archeologist named Robert Koldewey found what may have been the gardens between 1899 and Some people believed that it was actually in Ninveh, where ספר ' ונה takes place. THE LOCATION

Nebuchadnezzar II built it for his homesick wife. It contained water plants and many others. On the sides of the gardens were tiles, and on each of the tiles were covered in plants, animals, and birds and were beautifully colored. CONTENT

New Babylonia was a central hub for learning. Many astronomers practiced there. NEW BABYLONIA

Some believe that they used reeds as pipes to pull water up from either the river or a cistern. Others say they used water wheels. THE MECHANICS OF IT ALL

By: Shaked Finkelstein THE ROYAL PALACE OF MARI

The royal palace was the royal place For the rulers of ancient kingdoms of eastern Syria. THE ROYAL PALACE OF MARI

The size + looks of the palace represents the long history of Mari. The most impressing thing in the palace are the 25,000 tablets found within the palace rooms.

Andrew’ parrot found the city and palace. He found it in The palace is considered as one of the most special things in Mari! WHO? WHEN? CONSIDERATION…

Zimri Lim ruled in the palace in the 18 th Century BC. Yahadyn Lim ruled in the 19 th century. Yaggid Lim also ruled in the 19 th century. LET ME BE YOUR RULER

The royal guards were allowed to sleep in the castle if they didn’t want to travel back home. ROYAL GUARDS

By: Anna Jacoby BABYLONIA

Babylonia ruled for 87 years was the most powerful country in the world The Babylonian empire created Algebra INTRODUCTION

Babylonia was located on the eastern side of the fertile crescent As you can see on the left were the star is. Babylonia is located 55 miles south of the modern Baghdad. WERE IS BABYLONIA?

There were 22 different kings in Babylonia history Babylonia became independent around the time of Abraham. Ruled over by the first king Amorites. ROYALTY/POWER

HOW BABYLONIA CAPTURED THE JEWS Babylonia captured the northern part of Israel. The kingdom of Judah and Ezra was held in captivity in Babylonia in 586 B.C. Lots of Jerusalem was destroyed but the Jews were still living on. BTW this is the Hanukah story

How Babylonia and Assyria are unique. Section By: Eli Weiss THE TWO EMPIRES OF MESOPOTAMIA

 IT HAD A GREAT GARDEN  It was from the Persian Gulf to Egypt.  It was a good land to takeover. THE LAND

THEY WERE BOTH VICIOUS WARRIORS.  THEY MADE STATUES MORE ABOUT THE PEOPLE

The Empires of Babylonia and Assyria were most important. There were a lot of rulers. THEY WERE A TARGET THE LEADERS OF MESOPOTAMIA

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