1. THE FIRST EMPIRES CHAPTER 1 SECTION 3

2. MAIN IDEAS THE ASSYRIANS: Assyria’s military power and well organized government helped build a vast empire in Mesopotamia by 650 B.C. THE CHALDEANS: The Chaldean Empire built important landmarks in Babylon and developed the first calendar with a seven day week.

3. VOCABULARY PROVINCE: CARAVAN: ASTRONOMER:

4. LOCATING PLACES Locate: Assyria, Persian Gulf, and Nineveh. In what empire where the Hanging Gardens?

5. MAP OF THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE

6. QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER EXPLAIN: WHY WERE THE ASSYRIAN SOLDIERS CONSIDERED BRUTAL AND CRUEL? IDENTIFY: WHAT WERE THE HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON? IDENTIFY: WHO WAS NEBUCHADNEZZAR?