1a+-+Assyrians

Assyrian civilization

Leaders: ~ King Assurbanipal -founded the first library in the city of Nineveh. It contained 20,000 to 30,000 cuneiform tablets. (cuneiform tablet)

~ King Nebuchadnezzar - rebuilt canals, temples, walls, etc, in Babylon. - built the hanging gardens of Babylon, which is known as one of the "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World" (virtual version of the Hanging Gardens)

Facts: - Capital: Ashur. named after a god. - The empire is located in Mesopotamia, which today consists of mainly modern day Iraq.

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