Geography
These rivers brought life to Mesopotamia
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers?
This building was the home for priests in many Sumerian city-states
What is a ziggurat?
This metal changed the face of warfare and allowed the Assyrians to conquer Babylon
What is iron?
This group modified earlier forms of writing to develop a 22 letter alphabet
Who are the Phoenicians?
Our clocks are based on this number system created by the Sumerians
What is the number 60?
This is the term for the ability to use man-made watering systems
What is irrigation?
This is considered to be the first true empire in the world
What is the Akkadian empire?
This city was rebuilt twice under two different empires
What is the city of Babylon?
Cyrus practiced this to make conquered people easier to manage
What is the practice of tolerance?
Darius divided his empire into this number of provinces
What is 20?
This tool used by Mesopotamians and others was used to help break up the soil
What is the plow?
This leader is believed to be the first emperor in the world
Who is Sargon?
Nebuchadnezzar II ordered this project built for his wife
What are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
These people were appointed to help govern Darius' empire
What is a satrap?
This mythic and literary figure can be found among the 30,000 tablets in the Library of Ashurbanipal.
What is the tale of Gilgamesh?
This key component was often left behind after a flood and helped to make the soil very fertile
What is silt?
This ruler wrote his laws on a stele for all people to see
Who is Hammurabi?
This group from southern Mesopotamia overthrew the Assyrians to become the new ruling power in Mesopotamia
Who are the Chaldeans?
Darius commissioned this project to make trade and communication easier for his empire
What is the Royal Road?
This term was also known as a protection tax.
What is a tribute?
This large body of water served as the northern border and a key trade route for Mesopotamia.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
The Akkadians claimed that they went 100 years without one of these
What is a famine?
Babylon was also known by this name
What is Babylon, Gate of God?
This capital city was built by Darius to demonstrate the magnificence of the Persian empire
What is the city of Persepolis?
This is the correct order of key leaders of Mesopotamia
Who is Sargon, Hammurabi, Ashurbanipal, Nebuchadnezzar, Cyrus and Darius.