Rulers
Inventions
Vocab Words
Empires
Bonus Info
100
Which ruler created the Code of Hammurabi?
King Hammurabi
100
The Sumerians invented this object, which allows people to travel longer distances, make pottery, and ride chariots
The wheel
100
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Ziggurat
100
The first civilization to emerge in Mesopotamia
Sumer
100
meso = __________
potamus = __________
meso = in between
potamus = rivers
200
Which leader led the Akkadians in their quest to conquer the Sumerians?
Sargon the Great
200
Mixing together copper and tin makes this material, which the Sumerians invented
Bronze
200
payment of money or goods by a people or their ruler to another country or ruler that has conquered them, or in exchange for protection
Tribute
200
These two city-states were combined to make the world's first empire
Akkad + Sumer
200
What is the name of this expensive blue material on the Standard of Ur?
Lapis lazuli
300
What were the religious/political leaders called in the Sumerian city-states?
Priest-kings
300
What is the oldest writing system in the world? Who invented it?
Cuneiform. The Sumerians
300
City-state
a city that is an independent political state with its own government
300
What were the Assyrians known for?
Having a particularly brutal military that engaged in conquest and pillaging
300
The region of Mesopotamia covered these six modern-day countries...
Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, and Egypt
400
Which mythological ruler is the main character in the world's first epic story ever written down?
Gilgamesh
400
The Assyrians were the first to use weapons made of this material...
Iron
400
a society, or group of people, with similar religious beliefs, customs, languages, and form of government
Civilization
400
This group first established the city of Babylon in c. 1800 BCE
Amorites
400
The first library was established in this Assyrian city
Nineveh
500
This leader led the revolt against the Assyrians in c. 650 BCE?
King Nabopolassar
500
Explain how the invention of irrigation helped the first civilizations expand.
More stable food supply, grow on a consistent schedule, grow crops in all seasons, healthier population
500
Fertile Crescent
an arc of land stretching from the Nile River valley to southwestern Asia, characterized by rich soil and climate conditions that supported the development of early civilizations
500
The Persians captured this empire in 539 BCE
Neo-Babylonians
500
In which empire was the Gate of Ishtar located?
Neo-Babylonian