Mesopotamia
Egypt
Israel
Assyria
Persia
100
A large stepped tower which housed a temple at the top.
What is a ziggurat?
100
They were divided into the Old, the Middle, and the New.
What are Kingdoms?
100
The king known for his wisdom.
Who is Solomon?
100
The approximate date of the beginning of the Assyrian Empire.
What is 700 B.C.
100
A system that stretched from Lydia to Susa.
What is the Royal Road?
200
Mesopotamian leader who wrote down codes, or laws.
Who is Hammurabi?
200
The leader of the Egyptians.
What is the pharaoh?
200
The tribes of Israel who were taken by the Chaldeans and lost their Hebrew identity.
What are the 10 lost tribes?
200
They were the first to use this metal.
What is iron?
200
The first leader of the Persian Empire.
Who was Cyrus the Great?
300
Writing form developed in ancient Mesopotamia.
What is cuneiform?
300
This god was cut up by his brother and brought back to life by his wife.
What is Osiris?
300
The place where the Jews were taken when the Chaldeans conquered them.
What is Babylonia?
300
The Assyrian army was known for doing this to its captives.
What is torture?
300
The empire was divided into 20 of these for the purpose of government.
What are satrapies?
400
The first of the Mesopotamian civilizations.
What is Sumerian?
400
The form of writing used for everyday transactions.
What is hieratic script?
400
The peoples who created an alphabet that was a precursor to modern English.
What is Phoenicians?
400
The communication system of the Assyrians was the precursor to this American institution.
What is the Pony Express?
400
The creator of a monotheistic Persian religion.
Who was Zoroaster?
500
A Mesopotamian era epic poem.
What is The Epic of Gilgamesh?
500
The word for waterfalls and rapids on the Nile River.
What are cataracts?
500
The best known trading center established by the Phoenicians on the coast of North Africa.
What is Carthage?
500
The last Assyrian king, he created one of the world's first libraries.
Who is Ashurbanipal?
500
This group of elite military was never allowed to drop below 10,000 members.
Who were the immortals?
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