Geography/Sumer
This feature made southern Mesopotamia ideal for farming.
What is a flat plain between two river?
Hammurabi's Code allowed his citizens to do this.
What is know the laws and consequences?
The Phoenicians used this to communicate complex ideas in writing.
What is an alphabet?
This leader built Persepolis.
Who is Darius I?
These were two roles held by Sumerian women.
What are caregivers, priestesses, or writers?
This was the Assyrians great achievement.
What is built a great library?
This is how the Phoenicians used the stars.
What is to establish directions at sea?
This leader conquered much of southwest Asia and Central Asia.
Who is Cyrus the Great?
These are two advancements made by the Sumerians.
What are cuneiform, cylinder seals, sewers, and the wheelj?
The Hittites were known for this advancement.
This is one example of a good the Phoenicians exported.
What is cedar timber or purple cloth?
This leader constructed roads across the empire included the Royal Road.
Who is Darius I?
Number each level in society with (1) being the highest and (5) being the lowest.
slaves
kings/queens
farmers and laborers
priests/priestesses
craftspeople, merchants, traders
What is:
kings/queens
priests/priestesses
craftspeople, merchants, traders
farmers/laborers
slaves
This Chaldeans are known for this advancement.
What is charting the stars and using geometry?
This is how the conquered people reacted to Cyrus the Great's treatment of them.
What is they rarely revolted?
This leader invaded Greece and was defeated by Salamis.
Order these events in chronological order:
A) Villages formed
B) Civilizations developed
C) Farm settlements formed in Mesopotamia
D) Hunter-gatherer groups settled in Mesopotamia
E) People learned to plant crops to grow food.
What is:
1) D
2) E
3) C
4) A
5) B
Number the civilizations in chronological order.
Assyrians
Babylonians
Chaldeans
Hittites
Kassites
What is:
1) Babylonians
2) Assyrians
3) Hittites
4) Kissites
5) Chaldeans
This is why the Persians invaded Greece.
What is to prevent Greek city-states from competing for lands?
This leader built his army into an unstoppable force.
Who is Cyrus the Great?