Main Ideas
People/Places
Geography
People
Miscellaneous
100
Nebuchadnezzar's Hanging Gardens were located here in the modern-day city of Baghdad, Iraq. What river was the city located near?
Babylon
Euphrates River
100
_______________are located to the east of the Tigris River
_________was the time period when people followed animal herds for food and they were very nomadic.
__________was the time period when people learned to farm and develop permanent settlements.
Zagros Mountains
Paleolithic Age
Neolithic Age
100
Name 4 or more Inventions of Sumer
Plow, Sail, Cuneiform, Wheel, Mud Bricks
100
He allowed the Jews to return to their homeland after being exiled by Nebuchadnezzar for nearly 60 years.
This leader was the individual who created the world's first Empire
Cyrus of Persia
Sargon
100
Why do many experts refer to Mesopotamia as the Cradle of All Civilizations?
Mesopotamia was one of the world's first civilizations
200
Body of water north of Asia Minor
Religion of Ancient Mesopotamia
Religious Temple of Mesopotamia
Black Sea
Polytheism (worship many deities)
Ziggurat
200
Ancient people of Mesopotamia believed their gods lived here.
Top of Ziggurats
200
2 of the oldest Neolithic settlements were what?
Jericho
Catalhuyuk
200
Why does the Nile River flow from South to North in Egypt?
Mountains of Egypt are in the South
Lower elevations of Egypt are in the North
200
Ancient people of Mesopotamia wrote on ___________. Their writing was called ________.
Clay tablets
Cuneiform
300
Northern River of Mesopotamia
Southern River of Mesopotamia
Both Rivers flow into the ___________
Tigris
Euphrates
Persian Gulf
300
_____________was a collection of city-states in the southernmost part of Mesopotamia
_________is a collection of city-states ruled by a single ruler.
Sumer
Empire
300
The land South of the Black Sea
Asia Minor
300
This included 282 laws that governed Mesopotamia
Hammurabi's Code
300
Identify map locations #1-11
1 Mediterranean Sea
2 Nile River
3 Lower Egypt
4 Upper Egypt
5 Tigris River
6 Euphrates River
7 Fertile Crescent
8 Red Sea
9 Persian Gulf
10 Black Sea
11 Caspian Sea
400
______________ is the belief in more than one god or several gods.
_________10 Years
_________100 Years
Polytheism
Decade
Century
400
___________created the world's first Empire.
___________created the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and forced the Israelites to leave their homeland after he destroyed Solomon's Temple.
Sargon
Nebuchadnezzar
400
Identify map locations #1-20
1 Mediterranean Sea 11 Caspian Sea
2 Nile River 12 Sinai
3 Lower Egypt 13 Asia Minor
4 Upper Egypt 14 Constantinople
5 Tigris River 15 Jericho
6 Euphrates River 16 Catalhuyuk
7 Fertile Crescent 17 Mesopotamia
8 Red Sea 18 Zagros Mountains
9 Persian Gulf 19 Caucasus Mountains
10 Black Sea 20 Phoenicia
400
_______________was an important trade center for lumber made of cedar, and they inspired the English alphabet.
Phoenicia
400
This time period was when people followed animal herds for survival
This time period was when people started to farm and create permanent settlements
Paleolithic
Neolithic
500
One of the oldest epics in Ancient history
What does BC stand for?
What does BCE stand for?
What does AD stand for?
What does CE stand for?
Epic of Gilgamesh
BC Before Christ (Years before Birth of Christ)
BCE Before Common Era (Years before Birth of Christ)
AD Anno Domini-in the Year of our Lord (Years after Birth of Christ)
CE Common Era (Years after Birth of Christ)
500
These people in Ancient Turkey entered their homes through the roof tops
When people learned to farm, what else occurred?
(Name 4 consequences of learning to Farm)
Catalhuyuk
Organized Government-Law and Order (Protection)-Permanent Settlements-Specialization-Food Surplus-First Civilizations
500
This extends from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea
Fertile Crescent
500
He was from the Mesopotamian city-state of Ur and became the Father of the Israelites
Abraham
500
What was the area of land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf called? It was known for its excellent farm land and two major rivers.
Identify map locations #12-20
Fertile Crescent
12 Sinai
13 Asia Minor
14 Constantinople
15 Jericho
16 Catalhuyuk
17 Mesopotamia
18 Zagros Mountains
19 Caucasus Mountains
20 Phoenicia