Mesopotamia
Where is Mesopotamia known as today?
Iran
What were Egyptians famous for building what?
Pyramids
What did the Assyrians love doing?
Conquering others and starting war
Who was the first king of the Persian Empire?
King Cyrus
What did the Greeks start in 766 B.C.E?
The Olympics
What was Mesopotamia’s writing?
Cuneiform
Which Pharaoh’s body was found in 1922 in a perfect shape?
King Tut
Which two empires destroyed Babylon?
The Assyrians and The Persian Empire
Which civilization was at war with the Persians for at least a half century?
Greeks
According to the myth of the Minoans, what is believed to be in the King Minos’ Labyrinth?
Minotaur
What were the group of people called who lived in the beginning of Mesopotamia?
Sumerians
Who was the first king of Egypt?
King Narmer
Which group did Babylon capture?
The Jews
Who did King Cyrus free during his time?
The Jews
What were at least two characteristics of the Dark Ages of Greece?
Isolation, Hunger, Lawless, Low Population
Before arriving in Mesopotamia, what were the groups of people called that did not have permanent homes?
Nomads/Nomadic People
Who invaded Egypt during and after the Middle Kingdom?
The Hyskos
What did the Assyrians do when they destroyed Babylon’s empire?
They rebuilt their empire again
What was one of King Darius’ greatest accomplishments?
Building the Royal Road or Expanding land
Name one of the two possible groups of people are believed to invade the Myceneans?
Sea peoples or Dorians (another greek group)
Name one group that conquered Mesopotamia.
Akkadin, Assyria, Babylon
Name the Six periods of Egypt
- Old, Middle, New Kingdom, First, Second, Third Intermediate Period
What was the Battle between Assyrian and Babylon called in 609 B.C.E?
Battle of Nineveh
Name the two leaders that were in the Battle of Gaugamela
Alexander the Great and Darius III
What was the island called where the Minoans lived on?
Crete