The first major Empire of Mesopotamia that reached its height around 1750 BC
What is The Babylonian Empire
100
Two rivers located within the Fertile Crescent
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
100
An early invention of the ancient Sumerians that made life much easier to transport things and get around.
What was the wheel.
200
A city that is also a separate, independent state
What is a city state
200
Important trade center on the Mediterranean Sea in Northern Africa
What is Carthage
200
The last king of the "New Babylonian" Empire that rose again to an even greater splendor
Who is King Nebuchadnezzar
200
The first Wonder of the Ancient World
What was The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
200
These people invented a measure of time in these increments.
What are 60 minutes or 60 seconds
300
Writing in Mesopotamia that combined symbols to make groups of wedges and lines
What is Cuneiform
300
The name of the capital city of the famous King Nebuchadnezzar.
What is Babylon.
300
The second kingdom major empire of Ancient Mesopotamia known for skilled warriors from 1365 BC to 650 BC
What is The Empire of the Assyrians
300
Three subjects were studied by boys in school in Ancient Mesopotamia
What were math, writing, history
300
This very large device was used during war times to help conquer a city.
What was a battering ram.
400
The belief in many gods.
What is Polytheism
400
An ancient city located at the southernmost tip of the Euphrates River that empties into a gulf.
What is Ur
400
A famous saying about getting even under Hammurabi's Code
What is "An eye for an Eye"
400
This empire also had a city with double walls and a lion's gate in which they would entice their enemies' armies close to in order to ambush them.
Who were the Hittites
400
This person conquered the Later Babylonian Empire.
Who was Cyrus.
500
An organized list of laws in Ancient Mesopotamia.
What is Hammurabi's Code.
500
The capital city of the Northern Assyrian Empire located on the Tigris River from 1365 BC to 650 BC
What is Nineveh
500
A country located on the eastern shore of the Mediterrean Sea famous for their fleets of ships and trading routes that was conquered by the Babylonians.
Who were the Phoenecians.
500
This was a famous fast, moving war machine invented by the Ancient Mesopotamians.
What was a chariot.
500
Name three important legacies accomplished by the Ancient Mesopotamians.
The wheel, mathematics, medicine, Hammurabi's Code, weapons, astronomy, Cuneiform, measure of time in seconds or minutes or hours, the arch.