Sumer
Thought to be the first civilization.
What is Sumer
Sargon was from this city-state
What is Kish?
He created the first written code of laws
Who was Hammurabi?
Turkey
What was the primary location of the Hittites?
They were similar to Sumer this way.
What are independent city-states?
People learned how to farm and domesticate animals.
What is the Agricultural or Neolithic Revolution
The first king Sargon betrayed.
Who was Ur-Zababa?
This was the capital city of his empire.
What is Babylon?
2 major accomplishments
Iron tools and peace treaties
Their influence stretched from here to here.
What is the Eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Northwest coast of Africa to England.
A system of writing based on wedge-shaped symbols
What is cuneiform?
The king he defeated to become king and create the first empire
Who was Lugalzagesi?
He is the g-d pictured at the stop of the stele.
Who was Shamash?
Besides iron weapons, this helped the Hittites gain military strength.
What are the use of horses and chariots.
They are the 3 main cities of Phoenicia.
What are Sidon, Tyre & Byblos?
This is thought to be the first city-state.
What is Uruk?
Military tactics or weapons Sargon created.
What is the phalanx formation and the composite bow?
The number of laws in Hammurabi's code.
What is 282?
Their type of religion.
What is polytheism?
The number of letters in the Phoenician alphabet.
(DAILY DOUBLE)
What is 22?
He created the first code of laws.
Who was Ur-Nammu?
She was the goddess of wisdom
Sargon's daughter Enhedunna
The reason Hammurabi wrote his code.
What is to prevent the strong from oppressing the weak?
Reasons for the collapse of the Hittite empire.
What are internal strife, rebellions and attacks from other civilizations?
There are none of these in the Phoenician alphabet
What are vowels?