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1. The Chaldean
EmpireBy Youssef
Moussa

2. Introduction
Nebuchadnezzar was a man that changed the Chaldean
Empire. He rebuilt the whole city of Babylon, including a
300 foot ziggurat, double walls, and most importantly,
the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The hanging Gardens
of Babylon were created by Nebuchadnezzar so he
could please his wife. These gardens were important
because they went on to become one of the 7 wonders
of the world. The gardens are more than just a place. It
was located on a fake mountain, and the plants are
located in terraces.

3. The land of The Chaldeans
The Chaldeans of ancient Mesopotamia - which today is Iraq, east
Syria, and south east Turkey - are a live continuation of all the
indigenous people of Mesopotamia whether their tribal names were
Sumerians, Akkadians, Amorites, Babylonians, Assyrians, Chaldeans,
and Aramaeans. The language of the Chaldean people is Aramaic.
Tribes of settlers who arrived in the region from the 8th Century BC
became known as the Chaldeans or the Chaldees.

4. Astronomy
Astronomy and Astrology are probably what
Chaldea is most known for today. Nowadays,
people who study the stars are sometimes called
Chaldeans. For the people of Chaldea astronomy
was essentially their religion. They started by
using their ziggurats as a way to be closer to the
sky and the heavens, but then it stemmed to the
study of the stars. Because of this the first
astronomers were priests. Early mathematicians
in Chaldea came up with the system of having the
time of sunrise to sunrise as twelve equal parts.

5. One important aspect to the Chaldean belief
of the sun, moon, and stars was the fact
that they had the idea that each phase of
the moon controlled a woman’s fertility. The
moon was a god named Sin, and Sin was
there to get rid of darkness and control
dreams. The moon was also associated
with change and femininity. This meant that
the moon controlled times when a baby
could be conceived and when a woman was
regularly fertile.

6. Ziggurats
A big focus for having ziggurats was to bring astrology to Chaldea.
Ziggurats were huge structures that acted as temples. They were far
above the ground and sometimes reached the height of 150 feet. The
ziggurats were believed to be closer to heaven. The building was the
religious center and was a sense of pride for the community.

7. Scientific Achievements
Chaldeans of Mesopotamia were known for great achievements in
many scientific fields. Some of those achievements had such an
impact that many of them are still being used till today. The 60's
system (i.e. 1 hour=60 minutes..etc) was created by the Chaldeans
over 3,000 years ago. Also, the "time system" e.g. day, month, year
as well as Lunar and Solar Calendars. The Chaldeans reached the
conclusions that Earth, Moon, and another 5 planets and our Sun
are all part of one system. A fact that took the world 2,000 years
later to agree with. The Chaldeans reached an impressive level in
the sciences of Algebra, Geometry, and Astronomy. Astronomers
like Kidannu were able in 367 BC to measure the Solar year to such
an accuracy, that today's computers faulted him to only 4 minutes
and 30 seconds!! The Chaldeans were also the inventors of the
Zodiac system, and were able to calculate the 1/2 and 1/3 roots of
numbers to an extreme accuracy that's not different that what we
know today.

8. The Hanging Gardens
These gardens were important because they went on to become one of
the 7 wonders of the world. The gardens are more than just a place. It
was located on a fake mountain, and the plants are located in terraces.
The Chaldean Empire reached its peak between 605 and 562 B.C.
Nebuchadnezzar was the king of the Chaldean Empire.
He was a man that changed the Chaldean Empire and he changed…
THE WORLD!!!
Nebuchadnezzar built the hanging gardens.
When he created the Hanging Gardens, It
was one of the 7 wonders of the ancient
world!!
A picture of the hanging gardens:
The hanging gardens was a gift from Nebuchadnezzar to his wife.
The gardens were located on a fake mountain with rooftop gardens.
They had multi-level terraces with baked brick columns supporting them.
The columns were filled with dirt to allow even the biggest plants to grow.