MESSY POTATOES 1
Which rivers are located on both sides of Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
What is Cuneiform
The first form of writing
What is Sargon's Nickname?
Sargon the Great
Who ruined Sargons Empire?
His sons
Who sent Sargon down the river?
His mother
Why was the soil so rich?
Annual Flooding
What was Uruks peak population?
50,000-80,000
What was Sargons First Job?
Cupbearer
What area of Mesopotamia was subdued first?
South
How long did Sargon rule for?
56 Years
Around when was Cuneiform Developed?
3000 BC
Who was Hammurabi speaking to at the top of his Code?
The God Shamash
How did Sargon fund his empire?
Taxation system?
What was the name of the formation that Sargon used that was later used by Alexander the Great
Phalanx formation
Ur Zababa was the ruler of which independent city state?
Kish
Which Mesopotamian city is often credited as the first city in history?
Uruk
The Epic of Gilgamesh was written when?
2700 BC
Who rescued Sargon from the Euphrates?
Ur-Zababas Gardner
How many Soldiers in Sargons empire?
5,400
Persian Gulf
In what year was the Library of Ashurbanipal destroyed?
612 BCE
The Library of Ashurbanipal held around how many tablets?
30,000
What is destroyed on the Head of Sargon?
Nose, Beard, and Eye
Why was Lugalzagezi supposedly upset with Sargon?
He may have had an affair with Lugalzagei's wife
What was the name of the King that Sargon was meant to make Peace with?
Lugalzagezi