1. Susan M. Pojer Horace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY

2. Hittite Empire

3. Hattusas

4. Hattusas: Capital of the Hittites

5. Hattusas – Lion’s Gate

6. Hittite Chariots & Warriors

7. Hittite Writing

8. A Balance of Power: 1200 B. C. E.

9. The Battle of Kadesh Treaty of Kadesh Ramses II at Kadesh

11. Phoenician Sea Routes

12. A Phoenician Bireme Ship

13. The “Royal Purple” Dye

14. Phoenician City of Byblos: “Home of the Alphabet”

15. Phoenician Alphabet

16. Carthage: Phoenicia’s Mightiest Colony

18. The Assyrian Empire

19. Assyrian Military Power Assyrian soldiers carrying away the enemy’s gods.

20. Jewish Captives: 8 c BCE

21. Babylon under the Chaldeans

22. Nebuchadnezzar II’s Babylon

23. Ishtar Gate

24. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the walls of Babylon (present-day Iraq) were considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. They were both supposedly built by Nebuchadnezzar II around 600 BC.The Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the walls of Babylon (present-day Iraq) were considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World. They were both supposedly built by Nebuchadnezzar II around 600 BC.BabylonIraqSeven Wonders of the World Nebuchadnezzar II600 BCBabylonIraqSeven Wonders of the World Nebuchadnezzar II600 BC According to accounts, the gardens were built to cheer up Nebuchadnezzar's homesick wife, Amyitis. Amyitis, daughter of the king of the Medes, was married to Nebuchadnezzar to create an alliance between the nations.According to accounts, the gardens were built to cheer up Nebuchadnezzar's homesick wife, Amyitis. Amyitis, daughter of the king of the Medes, was married to Nebuchadnezzar to create an alliance between the nations. AmyitisMedes AmyitisMedes

25. Hanging Gardens of Babylon?

26. Israelites in Captivity