1. Workbook pp.14-18

2. Pg. 14 Assyrians: -built strong, fierce army -established powerful, well-organized government -built road system -produced and collected literature

3. Workbook pg.14 Chaldeans: -built richest and largest city -built Hanging Gardens -rich from trade

4. Workbook pg.14 BOTH (Assyrians & Chaldeans had these characteristics): -powerful empires in Mesopotamia -built large temples and palaces -made contributions to science

5. Sum It Up Pg. 16 Why were the Assyrian soldiers considered brutal and cruel? -They fought fiercely, set fire to captured cities, and carried away the citys people and goods.

6. Determining the Main Ideas pg. 16 The main ideas discussed in the passage are: -Babylons beauty -Life in Babylon -The Fall of Babylon

7. Sum It Up pg.17 What were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? -one of the Seven Wonders of the World -terraced gardens having large trees, flowering vines, and plants

8. Section Wrap-Up pg.18 How did Assyria build its vast empire? -created a large and powerful army -established a well-organized government

9. Section Wrap-Up pg.18 What major contributions did the Chaldean Empire make? -beautiful city with the Hanging Gardens -a center of science -made one of the first sundials -were the first to have a 7-day week