First Civilization of Mesopotamia
The Greeks nicknamed Mesopotamia for its dependence on the following two rivers....
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
What was the world's first empire and emperor?
What was Akkad, Who was Sargon?
He conquered Babylon and began a practice of tolerance in his empire...
Who was Cyrus the Great?
The number of city-states in Sumer.
What were twelve?
In the Persian religion, what was the name of the single wise god who was in constant battle....
What was a single wise god named Ahura Mazda?
The name of the world's first civilization...
What was Sumer?
King of Babylon who brought much of Mesopotamia under the control of his empire, also wrote famous law code...
Who was King Hammurabi?
The name of the religion formed during the Persian Empire...
What was Zoroastrianism?
When people worship many gods and goddesses, this is known as...
What is polytheism?
What is the barter economy, or the exchange of one set of goods or services for another. In a money economy, people pay for goods and services by exchanging tokens of an agreed value, such as coins.
World's first written language...and what they used to write with...
What is Cuneiform, clay tablets/reed stylus
This group of horse riding conquerors discovered the secrets to extracting iron from its ore, allowing for strong weapons...
Who were the Hittites?
He established an efficient bureaucracy, continued his father's policy on tolerance, standardized currency, weights, and measures, along with developed the Royal Road to further unify the Persian Empire.
Who was Darius the Great?
King of Assyria who built first library filled with Cuneiform tablets.
Who was King Ashurbanipal?
In Nebuchadnezzar's capital city of Babylon, he had it surrounded with a moat and an 85-foot thick wall. Streams of people passed through nine great gateways dedicated to different gods. This was known as...
What was the famous Ishtar Gate?
Each city state in Sumer had large stepped platforms on top of their temples called...
What are ziggurats?
This group was one of the most feared groups of warriors in Mesopotamia, yet also wanted a well ordered society. They founded one of the world first libraries.
Who were the Assyrians?
The name for the spy network created by the Persians...
What was the "Eyes and Ears" of the King
Name two major contributions of the Phoenicians
Developing the world's first 22 letter alphabet, "carriers of civilization" for spreading ideas in the Mediterranean, learned how to create purple dye from Murex snails which was their most valuable trade item.
BTW Purple was the color of royalty!
Explain the difference between a city state and an empire? Provide example of each.
Explanation must be thorough and examples must be given.
* possible essay question
The name of the Sumerian legend in which a legendary king attempts to save the world from a massive flood...
What was the Epic of Gilgamesh?
The name of the man who was said to have created the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, for his homesick wife....
Who was Nebuchadnezzar?
The name for provinces and leaders of provinces in the Persian empire.
What were Satrapies and Satraps?
The world's first library was built here...
In Ninevah, under the Assyrian Empire.
Explain why all the earliest civilizations emerged along the banks of a river.
*Thorough explanation must be given.
Possible essay question.