Vocabulary
An agreement between nations to fight each other's enemies; a partnership
What is an alliance?
Which empire ruled ancient Mesopotamia first?
Who were the Akkadians?
The supply of water to fields using human-made systems
What is irrigation?
Which ruler began the Akkadian Empire?
Who was Sargon the Great?
What helped Sumerian agriculture thrive?
What is fertile soil, and irrigation helped agriculture thrive?
A person skilled at making things by hand
What is an artisan?
Which Mesopotamian people sailed and traded across the Mediterranean?
Who were the Phoenicians?
This invention made it easier and faster to prepare land for crops.
What is the plow?
This Babylonian King developed the Code of Laws, which included cruel punishments for breaking them.
Who was Hammurabi?
Where is Mesopotamia located?
What is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
A self-governing unit made up of a city and its surrounding lands and settlements
What is a city-state?
Which Empire had powerful kings such as Cyrus the Great and Darius I?
Who was the Persian Empire?
The Sumerians developed a number system based on this number.
What is 60?
This Chaldean King built the Hanging Gardens to add beauty to his city.
Who was King Nebuchadnezzar?
What geographic feature borders the Akkadian Empire to the west?
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
The earliest form of writing, invented by the Sumerians
What is cuneiform?
This empire had a powerful army with strong iron weapons.
Who were the Assyrians?
This invention was important for vehicles such as carts and chariots, facilitating transport and warfare.
What is the wheel?
This Persian leader developed the 1,500-mile-long Royal Road to improve communication in his empire.
Who was Darius I?
What geographic feature separates parts of the Akkadian Empire to the south?
What is the Syrian Desert?
A group of different lands and people governed by one ruler
What is an empire?
This group was led by King Nebuchadnezzar, who enhanced the beauty of his city with the Hanging Gardens.
Who were the Chaldeans?
Used primarily by the Phoenicians for trade, these were built and developed around the Mediterranean.
What are ships, boats, sailboats?
He is considered to be the greatest Persian king because of his tolerance and respect for differing peoples and cultures.
Who is Cyrus the Great?
Why were the lands of Sumer and Akkad good places for city-states to develop?
What is they were close to rivers and had fertile soil for farming?