Vocabulary
People
Empires
Geography
General Knowledge
100

A city-state is...

a city with nearby villages and farmland

100

Who established the first empire in the Fertile Crescent...

Sargon

100

The first empire of the Fertile Crescent...

Akkadian Empire

100
The ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia arose in the area of what present day countries?
Iraq and Syria
100
Why was trade important to Mesopotamia?
Lacked natural resources
200

Payment in return for protection

Tribute

200

Nebuchadnezzar II led this empire, made the famouse Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Neo-Babylonian Empire

200
Empire with a code of laws
Babylonian Empire
200
Why was the area along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers so good for farming?
the flooding rivers deposited silt on the land
200
In Sumerian society, how did the social power of the priests compare to the social power of the farmers?
Priests had more power than farmers
300

The belief of multiple gods...

Polytheism

300

Established a code of laws...

Hammurabi

300
Forced governors to pay tribute.
Assyrian Empire
300
If you were to look at a map of Mesopotamia, where are most of the cities located?
Along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
300
Sumer develop a writing system to...
keep business records
400

Definition of empire...

Many different lands and people being under the control of one ruler

400

Who led the Assyrians?

Ashurbanipal

400
Darius led which empire?
Persian Empire
400
What did Sumerian farmers depend on to grow crops?
irrigation canals they built to bring river water to their fields
400
Where does the term "an eye for an eye" come from?
Hammurabi's Code
500

What is a satrap?

governors of provinces in the Persian Empire

500

Which emperor put in place the policy of toleration?

Cyrus

500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY - three of the legacies of Darius...
Minted coins, Royal Roads, dividing empire into provinces
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY - Why was it difficult to become a scribe in ancient Mesopotamia? Be specific!
There were over 600 symbols to memorize
500
Ziggurats are associated with ______ in Sumerian culture.
Religion
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