The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia. New York: Kingfisher, 2004, p. 23. • Hyma,
Albert. Streams of Civilization, vol. 1: Earliest Times to the Discovery of the New ...
Classical History Lessons – Assyria Falls to Babylon The mighty Assyrian empire fell to the Babylonians in 612 BC. The kingdom had been weakened by rapid expansion and constant warfare. The last great king was Ashurbanipal. He tried to protect his kingdom by hiring mercenaries, but they did not prove to be a reliable defense for his kingdom. Meanwhile, the Chaldean King Nabopolassar had captured Babylon. He allied with the Medians to attack and destroy Assyria’s capital city of Nineveh. In 1847, the ruins of Nineveh were uncovered by archaeologist Austen Henry Layard. One of the major finds was the great Library of Ashurbanipal which shed much light on the history of Assyria. Further Reading: Classical Acts and Facts History Cards, card #27 Conlan, Roberta. Mesopotamia: the Mighty Kings. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life, 1995. Print. Hillyer, V. M. A Child's History of the World. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1951, p. 110 Holland, Julian et. al., eds. The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia. New York: Kingfisher, 2004, p. 23 Hyma, Albert. Streams of Civilization, vol. 1: Earliest Times to the Discovery of the New World. Arlington Heights, IL: Christian Liberty, 1976, p. 99. Read Alouds/Independent Readers DK Eyewitness Books: Mesopotamia by John Farndon and Philip Steele (72 pp.) Ancient Mesopotamia: The Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians by Virginia Schompf (112 pp.) Activities
History for Kids: Assyrians Free Lapbooks on Assyria and Babylonia Academic Kids Encyclopedia: Ashurbanipal Coloring Sheet: Assyrian King
Videos *SchoolhouseTeachers.com note: Parents should closely monitor children’s use of YouTube and Wikipedia if you navigate away from the videos and articles cited in these lessons. We also recommend viewing the videos on a full screen setting in order to minimize your students' exposure to potentially offensive ads.
Biblical history author and teacher Bruce Gore explains the Fall of Assyria to Babylon (15 min.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlOvr8b8TlY
Discussion of Biblical prophecies about Assyria and Babylon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qywmWFWzPAo *(Caution: contains graphic discussion of military brutality by Assyrians. Parents should preview carefully).
Art Lesson – Relief of Ashurbanipal Hunting – Read about this image here
General Resources for Studying Ancient History 1. A chronological timeline of Ancient History Classical Conversations Classical Acts and Facts History Cards 2. A history encyclopedia (there are many excellent choices, but these two are comprehensive) Kingfisher History Encyclopedia Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of World History
3. History Text Spine Story of the World (for younger students) Streams of Civilization (for older students) 4. Picture Books Keep a stock at home, or you can use the local library.
