Important People
This was the Akkadian leader who established the World's first empire
Who is Sargon I?
This civilization is considered to be the world's first, they even developed their own form of writing
What is Sumer?
These were built during King Nebuchadnezzar and are consider one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World.
What are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
Belief in or worship of many gods or deities
What is polytheism?
This was the exile that Jewish people were forced into after the Chaldean captured Kingdom of Israel
What is the Babylonian Captivity?
This Babylonian King was known for his harsh laws that also bear his name
This civilization was located along the Mediterranean and they developed the world's first alphabet
What is Phoenicia?
This was the first written law code of ancient civilizations, eye for an eye or tooth for a tooth.
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
This monotheistic faith has it's roots in modern day Iran, not widely practiced anymore
What is Zoroastrianism?
What are the Ten Commandments?
The was the Persian King that ended the Babylonian Captivity
Who is Cyrus the Great?
This empire made contributions to astronomy and created the Hanging Gardens
What is Chaldean?
goods and services are paid for through the exchange of some token of an agreed upon value
What is a money economy?
This is the founder of the Jewish faith, early Hebrews trace themselves back to this person.
Who is Abraham?
Political unit where different people are under the control of the same ruler
What is an empire?
This is the Chaldean King that exiled the Jews from Israel (Kingdom of Judah)
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
This empire was established in 1790 B.C. and had a very harsh set of laws that were named for their king
What is Babylon?
Set up by King Darius to help him delegate and rule his empire, used Satraps
What is Imperial Bureaucracy?
This is the scattering of Jewish people from their homeland in Judah.
What is the Jewish Diaspora?
This is a Sumerian temple, often located at the center of the city
What is a Ziggurat?
This is the Persian King that unified Persia and utilized Imperial Bureaucracy
Who is King Darius?
This empire was so expansive that it required royal governors (satraps) to rule the provinces
What is the Persian Empire?
This is the oldest literary work known to man and it borrows it's hero's name from a real Sumerian king
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
This is the chief god of Zoroastrianism
Who is Ahura Mazda?
This the form of writing developed in Sumer
What is Cuneiform?