🗺 Geography of the Fertile Crescent
This is the meaning of the word “Mesopotamia.”
What is "Land between the rivers"?
This was the first civilization in Mesopotamia.
Who are the Sumerians?
This Babylonian king created one of the first sets of written laws.
Who is Hammurabi?
The Phoenicians lived along this sea.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This Persian ruler allowed conquered people to keep their customs.
Who is Cyrus the Great?
These two rivers border Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
This is the world’s first writing system, created by the Sumerians.
What is cuneiform?
This code contained 282 laws.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
This 22-letter system became the basis for modern alphabets.
What is the Phoenician alphabet?
This elite group of soldiers kept the Persian army strong.
Who are the Immortals?
This type of soil, created by flooding rivers, made farming possible.
What is fertile soil?
This Sumerian invention helped with transportation.
What is the wheel?
The Hittites were known for using this metal to make weapons.
What is iron?
The Phoenicians were famous for making this purple product.
What is purple dye?
The Persian Empire was divided into these regions.
What are satrapies?
This system helped control water for farming in Mesopotamia.
What is irrigation?
This structure was a pyramid-shaped temple.
What is a ziggurat?
This group of fierce warriors built a library in Nineveh.
Who are the Assyrians?
The Phoenicians established this famous colony in North Africa.
What is Carthage?
This Persian road helped with communication and trade.
What is the Royal Road?
The Fertile Crescent stretches from the Persian Gulf to this body of water
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
This epic poem is one of the earliest known works of literature.
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
This Babylonian king was known for the Hanging Gardens.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
Name one major Phoenician city.
What is Tyre, Sidon, or Byblos?
This religion focused on the struggle between good and evil.
What is Zoroastrianism?