Vocabulary
This is the term for a religion with multiple gods and goddesses.
Polytheistic
Why did the Sumerians settle in the Fertile Crescent?
The rivers made it good land for growing food.
This group was known for being terrifying and brutal fighters.
Assyrians
Was does "Neo" mean in "Neo-Babylonians"?
New
When does the Christmas season start?
December 1st
What is the job of a scribe?
To write things down
Which Fertile Crescent culture created the wheel?
Sumerians
What was the first empire in the Fertile Crescent?
The Akkadians
Why is the Code of Hammurabi significant?
Because it was the first written law code.
Who is the king of the Greek gods?
Zeus
This is the term for a city that functions independently.
City-state
The Sumerians built these pyramid-shaped temples.
Ziggurats
The Akkadian Empire contained which important city-state?
Sumer
Why is the Phoenician writing system so important?
It was an early version of our writing system
What is the most populous state in the US? (has the most people)
California
This is a term for a society dominated by men.
What kinds of people were on top of the social pyramid in Sumeria?
Which king rebelled against the Assyrians and rebuilt the Babylonian Empire?
Nebuchadnezzar
What was the most important resource for the Phoenician society?
The sea
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
This is a term for a group of nations under the control of one supreme ruler.
Empire
What was the Sumerian writing system called?
Cuneiform
Which king built the world's first library?
Ashurbanipal
Who was the first king of the Neo-Babylonians (Nebuchadnezzar's father)
Name one Wonder of the Ancient World.
Colossus of Rhodes
Great Pyramid of Giza
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
Lighthouse of Alexandria.