Who am I?
I am the people who first built city-states in Mesopotamia
Sumerians
I am a wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle.
Chariot
I am the number of written laws in Hammurabi’s famous code.
282
The Fertile Crescent lies between the Mediterranean Sea and this body of water.
The Persian Gulf
We originally used cuneiform to keep track of these
Business records
I am the author remembered as the oldest known writer in history
Enheduanna
I am a farming tool invented by the Sumerians.
Plow
I am the role given to a local ruler who governed a Persian province.
Satrap
The Fertile Crescent lies between the Persian Gulf and this sea.
Mediterranean Sea
We made purple dye from these sea creatures, helping create costly clothing associated with royalty.
Sea Snails
I am the ruler who founded the largest empire during ancient times in the Fertile Crescent.
Cyrus the Great
I am a Sumerian invention used to travel by water.
Sailboat
I am the number of provinces into which Darius I divided the Persian Empire.
20
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers bordered this region
Mesopotamia
These people invented iron weapons and the chariot.
The Assyrians
I am the first leader to rule an empire
Sargon
I am the Sumerian calendar system that measured months by the phases of the moon.
The Lunar Calendar
I am the Persian project completed by Darius that improved travel and communication across the empire.
The Royal Road
People successfully farmed in this region's dry climate by using canals and this method.
Irrigation
I am the Persian ruler who allowed conquered people to keep their religions and customs.
Cyrus the Great
I am the people who created one of the first versions of the alphabet.
Phoenecians
The Assyrians invented iron weapons, the chariot, the Lamassu statues, and this famous library.
The Library of Ashurbanipal
SWITCHUP: The Sumerians used this math system in which 60 seconds equal 1 minute and 60 minutes equal 1 hour.
Base-60 System
Irrigation helped produce a ________ of food
Surplus
I am the Persian ruler associated with standardized currency, the Royal Road, and provincial government.
Darius I