Chaldeans

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Chaldeans

• Took control of most of the territory ruled by
  the Assyrians

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Chaldeans

• Nebuchadnezzar (r. 605 BC 562 BC)
• Conquered most of the Fertile Crescent
• Ruled from rebuilt city of Babylon

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Babylon

• Once again was a large and wealthy city
• Trade flourished
• Canals elaborate buildings throughout the city

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Babylon

• Hanging Gardens
• According to legend, Amytis, one of his wives had
  lived in the mountains
• She missed the greenery of her homeland
• Nebuchadnezzar planted thousands of brightly
  colored tropical trees and flowers on the palace
  grounds
• Greeks considered it one of the Seven Wonders of
  the World

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Babylon

• Accomplishments
• Skilled astronomers
• Kept careful records of apparent movement of the
  stars and planets
• Could predict solar and lunar eclipses
• Great Mathematicians
• Calculated the length of year with a high degree
  of accuracy

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Babylon

• All their strength lie in the leadership of
  Nebuchadnezzar
• Arguing factions weakened the city and the entire
  empire fell within 30 years

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