Religion
This is the concept of a single god worshipped by the people.
What is monotheism?
A small territory that would be ruled only by the government of that small territory.
What are city-states?
This is the most well-known leader of Sumeria, a conqueror-king who established a code of laws.
Who is Hammurabi?
BONUS 100pts:
What is the name of the laws he established?
These were some of the ways people could be enslaved in ancient Babylon (name 3).
What is debtor, prisoner of war, familial relation, etc?
This territory joined with Babylon in overthrowing the Assyrian Empire.
Who are the Medes?
This is the concept of a pantheon of multiple gods & goddesses worshipped by the people.
What is polytheism?
This is the concept of a ruler ordained by the gods to hold their seat of power.
What is the divine right to rule?
This is the leader that united Sumeria and Akkadia into the world's first empire.
Who is Sargon of Akkad?
BONUS 100pts:
What did he use to conquer Sumeria?
This is the name of the construction of temples in Babylon.
What are ziggurats?
BONUS 100pts:
What is another name for the tower of Babel?
This was a warrior-culture kingdom located in Anatolia.
Who are the Hittites?
BONUS 100pts:
What is the name of a Hittite mentioned in the Bible?
This is the name of the god of "sweet water" in Sumerian religion.
Who is Ea?
This is the concept of multiple people groups within multiple territories being ruled by one government.
What is an empire?
These are the two rivers that Sumeria was located between.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
This is the era of Babylon that the Israelites were taken captive (as told in the Biblical book of Daniel).
DAILY DOUBLE
What is Neo-Babylon/Chaldean Babylon?
This was a people group that Hammurabi conquered, but left largely independent.
Who are the Elamites?
This is the concept of one people group joining another, adopting their culture, language, and religion to become indistinguishable from each other.
What is assimilation?
This is the concept of a government having full, independent control over their territory.
What is sovereignty?
This is one of the most well-known cities in Sumeria, where Moses hailed from.
DAILY DOUBLE
What is Ur?
These are the mathematical tables which the Chaldeans used to study astronomy.
What are System A & System B?
BONUS 100pts each:
What did each of these systems study?
This is a warrior-culture that used iron weapons & chariots to conquer most of the known world.
What is Assyria?
BONUS 100pts:
In what story is Assyria mentioned in the Bible?
This is the name of the ruler-god of the Sumerian pantheon.
Who is Marduk?
This is the system of government that manages daily affairs, including taxes, roads/trade, and land.
What is a bureaucracy?
These are some of the technological advancements Sumeria was known for (name 2).
What is writing, the wheel, & city government?
This era ended Sumeria and replaced the leadership.
What is Amorite Babylon?
This is the person who freed the Israelites from captivity in Babylon after conquering the fertile crescent and creating the Persian Empire.
Who is Cyrus the Great?