Ancient Empires and Kingdoms Quiz

Hittite Empire Founded: Labarnas II (later later known as Hattusilis I) - 1650 B.C. Region: Anatolia and Canaan Capital: Hattusha Culture: ______, trade centers, Scripts: Cuneiform and Hieroglyphic

Assyrian Empire Dates: 1300s-700s B.C. Capital: Ninevah Culture: warriors, ______, known for brutality Language: Akkadian Script: Cuneiform

Kingdom of Israel 1042-609 B.C. Language and Script: Old ______ Kingdom Divided: 931 B.C. Saul: first king David: establishes Jerusalem as capital Solomon: builds Temple at Jerusalem Kings after division: Rehoboam (Judah), Jeroboam (Israel)

First Babylonian Empire Babylon founded before Sargon of Akkad or by Amorites in the 1900s B.C. Amorites found first Babylonian Empire Hammurabi (6th king of first empire) writes his Code of Law 1790 B.C. Sennacherib destroys in Babylon 689 B.C. but his son rebuilds it Artifact: Babylonian Chronicle Second Babylonian Empire Chaldeans invaded in 626 B.C. Nebuchadnezzar II conquers ______. Reigns from 605-561 B.C.