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vocab
100
who mad a 12 month calendar based on the cycles of the moon
What is Sumerians
100
He is best known for creating a set of laws for his empire
Who is Hammurabi?
100
the term meaning "land between two rivers"
What is Mesopotamia
100
civilizations first developed about 3000 b.c. in this location
What is where is Mesopotamia
100
A group of many different lands under rule
What is an empire?
200
An environment that worships God
What is ziggurat
200
This Chaldean King led a revolt against the Assyrians.
who is Nabopolassor ?
200
the two rivers found around mesopotamia
What is the Tigris and Euphrates?
200
this civilization created a form of writing called cuneiform.
who are the Sumerians
200
astronomers describes this type of person
what is a person who study's planet, and stars
300
there way of writing is called cuneiform
What is Sumerians
300
What king created the worlds first empire?
Who is Sargon?
300
the two seas around mesopotamia
What are the Mediterranean and Red Sea
300
sargon ruled this empire in Mesopotamia
who are the akkadians
300
a long poem that tells a story of a hero
what is an Epic
400
having to do with soldiers
What is military
400
He ruled Uruk in southern Mesopotamia
What is Gilgamesh
400
what is a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches pipes or steams
What is irrigation
400
this wonder of the world found in babylon included huge trees vines and beautiful plants
What is hanging gardens
400
a territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
What is a Province?
500
a weapon that is used to throw stones or other objects
What is slingshots
500
Who is the ancient Assyrian king who built one of the first libraries in Nineveh ?
who is Ashurbanipal
500
a amount that is left over after a need has been met
What is surplus
500
in 539 B.C. this empire conquered Mesopotamia bringing an end to all empire
What is who are the Persians
500
an early form of Sumerians way of writing?
what is Cuneiform?
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