1a+-+New+Babylonians

** Neo Babylonian Empire ** -fertile land in Mesopotamia -foes of the Assyrians -originally dominated by Assyrian rule, but regained independence after the fall of the Assyrian Empire
 * Neo Babylonian Civilization**

-son of the first ruler of the Neo Babylonian Empire, Nebopolassar -most important and powerful king of the Neo Babylonian Empire -ruled from 605 - 526 B.C. -brilliant military leader -architectural accomplishments, such as the Hanging Gardens -made Babylon civilized as it used to be -Babylonians conquered most of the Old Assyrian Empire and Israel
 * King Nebuchadnezzar**

-one of the "seven wonders of the ancient world" -built on banks of Euphrates River -part of a ziggurat
 * Hanging Gardens**

-may be described as a religious age -rulers praised the gods with gratitude through architectual achievements, such as temples -polytheistic: believe in many gods -numerous temples and shrines
 * Religion**

In 539 B.C., King Cyrus and the Persians took over Babylon, and the Babylonian Empire came to an end.

By Kassy Challis and Lisa Mirarchi

Sources http://edhelper.com/ReadingComprehension_42_176.html @http://www.allabouttruth.org/king-nebuchadnezzar-faq.htm @http://joseph_berrigan.tripod.com/ancientbabylon/id14.html @http://bulfinch.englishatheist.org/jastrow/Chapter14.htm