Describe how the Chaldean

Empire under Nebuchadnezzar

was different from the empires

of Mesopotamia that came

before. Use examples from

what you read.

Nebuchadnezzar II was the most famous and important king of the Chaldean Empire. He ascended the throne in 605 BC. He was a great builder, conducted successful military campaigns, His great accomplishment was his palace - used for administrative, religious, ceremonial especially the legendary Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

Explanation:

The Chaldeans were the migrants to Mesopotamia and were not powerful than the Assyrians and the Babylonians who had established themselves in Mesopotamia. They later associated themselves to the Assyro - Babylonian culture after the fall of Babylonia in 539 BCE. The Chaldeans often ruled as their vassals with no important power. With the establishment of power by Nabopolassar, the founder of the Chaldean Empire and the father of Nebuchadnezzar II, the Chaldeans established their rule in Mesopotamia. The Chaldeans became even more powerful under Nebuchadnezzar II. The sources about him are also mentioned in the Bible, book of Daniel and in those inscriptions found in Mesopotamia. Though the Bible is not favourable to him, the people of Mesopotamia praise him as a great king. By 572 BC, he was in full control of Babylonia, Chaldea, Aramea, Phonecia, Israel, Judah, Philistia, Samarra, Jordan, northern Arabia, and parts of Asia Minor. History remembers him as a great king and the creator of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which is among the seven wonders of the world.