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smelting melting materials shaping them and letting them cool and using them for weapons in battle hanging gardens Nebuchadnezzar made for his wife Queen Amytis because she missed her land with lush plants (planted plants in boxes) Cavalry a highly mobile army unit Nabopolassar Led the Chaldeans to establish the Neo-Babylonian Empire Rab Mugi CHECK WITH MRS MC ... Ishtar goddess of love and fertility and war Xerxes Continued to rule from Turkey, Egypt and Afgahnistan for 150 years, conquered by Alexander the Great and Greece Cyrus Conquered whole rest o West Asia and the Lydians an Greeks in modern Turkey Marduk The chief Babylonian god Libraries A place where information and records are kept such as religion, libraries etc. Babylon The chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capitol of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia Zoroastrianism System of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century BC by Zoroaster Standing army a permanent army of paid soldiers that are always ready to fight Nebuchadnezzar A Babylonian king who conquered Jerusalem,and built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon Turtan CHECK WITH MRS. MC ... Quradu CHECK WITH MRS. MC ... Ishtar gate Entrance to Babylon made by Nebuchadnezzar deddicated to Ishtar Ahura Mazda chief deity of Zoroastrianism Zoroaster Persian prophet who founded Zoroastrianism (628-551 BC) Astronomer A person who studies the stars and planets and their placments Nineveh an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris in the northern part of what is now known as Iraq Recruit A soldier newly enlisted in the army Standards excepted example of something against which others are judged granaries where grain was kept infantry An army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot tribute VERIFY WITH MRS. MC ... Iron the material they use for smelting Royal road a passageway that crossed over water and through woods Darius Tried to defeat Scythians but failed also tried to conquer Athens and mainland Greece, some surrendered but Athens fought back and won Immortals The best fighters in the Persian army. They earned this name because their number never fell below 10.000. When an Immortal becamse sick, was wounded, or died, another soldier took his place. sundial ASK MRS.MC ... Persepolis An ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire Spearman The person who fights in battles