Early River Civilizations - Assyrians, Chaldeans, Persians

To analyze the methods used by the Assyrians to rule their empire.
To explain the extent to which the Assyrians were indebted to earlier Mesopotamian cultures.
To list the achievements of the Chaldeans in the time of Nebuchadnezzar.
To describe the methods used by the Persians to build and maintain their empire and compare them with those taken by the Assyrians.
To explain the basic teachings of Zoroastrianism and compare them with the religions of the other cultures of the "cuneiform world" as well as with the Hebrews.


Be able to find and identify the following on a map of Southwest Asia:
Nineveh Samarkand Persepolis Susa Babylon Memphis Thebes Nile River Egypt Crete Athens	Caucasus Mountains Byzantium Cyprus Indus River Royal Road Arabia Persian Gulf Arabian Sea India Indian Ocean