Miscellaneous
What material was primarily used to construct buildings in Sumer?
Clay Bricks
This is a pyramid shaped stepped temple
Ziggurat
This king made a code of laws that was etched on a stone pillar
Hammurabi
What color dye did Phoenicia trade with other civilizations?
Purple
Name one of the two main rivers found in Mesopotamia.
Euphrates
How were the Persian rulers different from other conquerors of their time?
This is a way of supplying water to an area of land
Irrigation
King Nebuchadnezzar built what structure for a wife?
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
What empire would become the largest in Mesopotamia in the ancient world?
Persia
What natural event often caused problems for early Mesopotamian farmers?
Flooding
Who conquered Persia?
Alexander the Great
This was the world's first writing system
Cuneiform
How were kings selected to rule in Mesopotamia?
Hereditary-Passed from father to oldest son
How many provinces was the Persian Empire divided into?
20
What positive effect did river flooding have on the land?
Spread silt and made the land fertile
What is cultural diffusion?
The spread of ideas, customs, religions
This term means to worship multiple gods
Polytheism
How many laws were in Hammurabi's Code?
282
Which Mesopotamian civilization lost at the Battle of Marathon to the Greeks?
Persia
Mesopotamia received very little rainfall except during what season?
Spring
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land Between the Rivers
This term means more than what is needed
Surplus
Name a Persian King.
Bonus if you name more than one
Cyrus, Darius, Xerxes
This civilization developed an alphabet
Phoenicia
What sea was important to many of the Mesopotamian civilizations?
Mediterranean