General Facts
Sumerians & Akkadians
Babylonians & Phoenicians
Hebrews & Hittites
Assyrians & Persians
100
What continent is Mesopotamia in?
Asia
100
Which civilization was the first one to show up in Mesopotamia and history?
Sumerians
100
What was the first code of laws written by the Babylonians called?
Code of Hammurabi
100
The Hebrews were the first civilization to be __________________, or worship one god.
Monotheistic
100
The Assyrians were experts at attacking walled cities. Attacking a walled city is called a ___________.
Siege
200
What modern-day country takes up most of Mesopotamia?
Iraq
200
The Akkadians were the first ___________ in history.
Empire or Dynasty
200
The Phoenicians were the first civilization to be based on sailing, which is known as being __________________.
Maritime
200
The Hebrews are the founders of what modern day religion?
Judaism or Jewish
200
The Assyrians were a _____________ society heavily based on fighting.
Warrior
300
What are the names of the two rivers in Mesopotamia?
Tigris & Euphrates
300
List two Sumerian inventions.
Cuneiform, government, the wheel, sun-dried bricks, irrigation
300
What was the "wonder of the ancient world" that the Babylonians built?
Hanging Gardens
300
The Hittites were known for being the first civilization to use _____________ weapons and tools.
Iron
300
The Persians were the largest of all the Mesopotamian empires, but they did mistreat or ______________ the people they conquered.
Bonus 200 pts - List one example of how the Persians did not mistreat the people they conquered.
Oppress
Allowed people to worship the religion they wanted OR let the Hebrews return yo their homeland.
400
Most Mesopotamian civilizations existed in the Bronze Age and Iron Age. What two metals are used to make bronze?
Copper and Tin
400
The Sumerian number system was based on the number ______. We use it for __________ today.
60
Time, Circles
400
All modern ____________ are based on the one the Phoenicians created.
Alphabets
400
The Hittites signed the first known _____________ with the Egyptians.
Peace Treaty
400
The Persians were one of the few ____________ religions of ancient times.
Bonus 200 pts: What was the name of the Persian religion?
Monotheistic
Zoroastrinism
500
People who have common interests is called ____________.
Knowledge, beliefs, art and customs shared by a human group is called ______________.
Society
Culture
500
The Sumerians were the first astronomers nd they used astronomy to create a ________________.
12-month calendar
500
The Babylonians oppressed and conquered the Hebrews in 597 BC. We know this because this story showed up in what book?
The Bible
500
The Hittites were the first civilization to tame ____________ and use wheeled ___________.
The Hebrews came up with many stories found in the Bible, such as ___________. (name at least one)
Horses, Chariots
David & Goliath, Adam & Eve, the Ten Commandments
500
One of the reasons we know so much about ancient civilizations is because of the Assyrian _______________ at Nineveh.
Both the Assyrians and Persians were experts at building ____________.
Library
roads