Geography
The sea that borders Israel and on which the Phoenicians sailed.
What is the Mediterranean Sea
Greek word meaning "the land between the rivers"
What is Mesopotamia
Many territories and people who are controlled by one government
What is empire
Royal dye color the Phoenicians created from sea snails.
This was the 1,500 mile road that ran through the Persian Empire
What is The Great Royal Road
Name one positive effect of the rivers in Mesopotamia.
What is silt, fertile farmland
A way to divert rivers to water crops
What is Canal
The Assyrian army utilized this new military feature to use in battle.
What are horses and chariots
This was the most important contribution to civilization by the Phoenicians
What is the alphabet
What is Art that the scene sticks out from the surface of the base material
What is Relief Art or Relief Sculpture
Name one negative effect of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
What is flooding
Belief in many gods.
What is polytheism
This was the first written set of laws
What is Hammurabi's Code
Phoenicians adapted to their location around the Mediterranean Sea, and they became skilled
What were the beautiful terraced gardens called located in Babylon?
What is the Hanging Gardens
Mesopotamia was located on land between what two rivers?
What is Tigris and Euphrates
an official writer who knew how to read and write and recorded laws, legends, and songs
What is a scribe
This empire conquered Babylon, allowing the Jews returned to Israel.
Phoenicians used this star to help navigate the seas
What is the North Star
What was written in Cuneiform on 12 clay tablets?
What is a the Epic of Gilgamesh
Into what body of water do the Tigris and Euphrates flow?
What is the Persian Gulf
Buildings that were city-centers for religious or economic purposes.
What is a Ziggurat
This person reformed Persia's Government by fixing the tribute system and creating a common Currency
Who is Darius
Famous colony of the Phoenicians, which would eventually be destroyed by the Romans
What is Carthage
Sumerians were one of the first cultures to make this material by mixing copper and tin
What is Bronze