PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Empire
A collection of many peoples and lands under one emperor
Fertile Crescent
A region that stretches from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Golf
Hammurabi
The ruler of Babylonian empire from 1750-1792 B.C.
Hanging gardens of Babylon
It is said to please his wife Nebuchadnezzar the second. Built an artificial mountain filled with trees and plants.
Nebuchadnezzar II
Drove Egyptians out of Syria and captured cities on the Mediterranean coast