SARGON & HAMMURABI
He created the world's first empire by conquering Sumerian city-states and uniting them under Akkad.
Who is King Sargon?
The fierce Assyrian army dominated opponents in battle because their weapons and armor were made of this metal.
What is Iron/Bronze?
Because Phoenicia was located along this sea with little farmland, they became master sailors and traders.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
The revolutionary 22-character writing system created by Phoenicians where symbols stood for spoken sounds.
What is the Phoenician Alphabet?
Which famous 80's-90's pop singer actually bought all of The Beatles catalog of music after asking Paul McCartney, who thought he was joking, if he could buy The Beatle's songs. This singer is known as the "King of Pop"
Michael Jackson
This famous king of Old Babylon established a set of 282 written laws governing trade, daily life, and crime.
Who is King Hammurabi?
The capital city of the Assyrian Empire where King Ashurbanipal built one of the world's first major libraries.
What is Nineveh?
Prized luxury trade item manufactured by Phoenicians from thousands of murex sea snails.
What is Tyrian Purple Dye?
Famous Phoenician trading colony established on the northern coast of Africa that became a major power.
What is Carthage?
What is the name of the car that Tesla just unveiled that can stick to surfaces upside down and launch itself into the air.
Tesla Roadster
The main guiding principle behind Hammurabi's Code regarding crime and punishment.
What is "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"?
This Chaldean king rebuilt Babylon into a grand capital and constructed the Hanging Gardens for his wife.
Who is King Nebuchadnezzar
Valuable timber from Phoenician mountain forests traded across the ancient world for shipbuilding.
What is Cedar Wood?
Ancient civilization that adopted the Phoenician alphabet, added vowels, and passed it to the Romans.
Who are the Greeks?
Recent popular perfume brand that includes part of the name of the capital city of Brazil in it (Rio---). It usually comes in a clear colored container. Popular colors for the spray bottle are Yellow, Purple, and Pink. Can be found in Ulta, Sophora, Target, and Kohls. Their perfumes are designated by numbers (68, 40, etc) They also sell creams.
Sol De Janeiro
(My wife made me add this question)
Hammurabi created the first what?
What is Hammurabi's codes/laws?
Chaldean astronomers mapped the stars and developed this calendar feature still used today.
What is the 7-day week?
Phoenicians used this celestial guide at night to navigate their ships across open waters.
What are stars or the North Star (Polaris)?
Vocabulary Term: Trading settlements established by Phoenicians in foreign lands to store goods and anchor ships.
What are Colonies?
What two blockbuster movies are coming out this December on the same day? (2 answers).
Dune Part 3
Avengers 5 Doomsday
A group of many different lands and territories under the rule of one government or king.
What is an Empire?
How did the ancient Babylonians get water to the Hanging Gardens?
What is a water irrigation system?
How was Phoenicia a powerful empire on such a small plot of land?
What is they controlled the Mediterranean Sea and almost all trade.
The primary reason Phoenicians needed a simple, efficient writing system compared to cuneiform.
What is tracking sea trade and business records quickly?
What is my wife's middle name? (Mrs. Mel's middle name).
James