Important People
Inventions/ Accomplishments
Empires
Important Terms
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I created the first Empire and dynasty
Who is Sargon
100
This is the first form of writing
What is Cuneiform
100
Which empire was ruled by Hammurabi?
What is Babylonian
100
These were made out of clay and would have been used for writing on
What are Tablets
100
This is the modern country that occupies the land once known as Mesopotamia
What is Iraq
200
These were peoples of the Fertile Crescent not in the 5 empires we discussed
Who are the Hittites and Chaldeans
200
"An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" is a part of this which were the first ever written laws
What is Hammurabi's Code
200
This empire was very militaristic and conquered many lands, but had no major leader
What is the Assyrian Empire
200
These two rivers make Mesopotamia "the land between rivers"
What are the Tigris and Euphrates
200
What was the first region of Mesopotamia called
What is Sumer or Sumeria
300
Built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon for his homesick wife
Who is Nebuchadnezzar
300
Phoenicians created the modern this with 22 symbols
What is Alphabet
300
The Chaldeans start out as their own people. They eventually become members of this empire
What is the Babylonian Empire
300
This person had the job of writing and recording information
What is a Scribe
300
Mesopotamia is known as?
What is "the land between rivers"
400
Sargon II was NOT the leader of the Akkadian Empire, he was one of the leaders of which empire?
What is the Assyrian Empire
400
Hittites were the first to use this metal to make weapons
What is Iron
400
This empire was known for being great sea traders and sailors
What is the Phoenician Empire
400
Define Dynasty
What is a reign of related, usually male family members who rule a region or empire
400
True or False: people believed that the gods controlled what happened in their lives
What is True
500
Climbed a mountain to fight a monster. Had an epic written about him
Who is Gilgamesh
500
The Tower of Babel is a myth that represents a Ziggurat. What was the punishment for building the Ziggurat?
What is the gods created language to further divide people
500
List the empires from earliest to latest
What is Akkadian, Babylonian, Assyrian, Phoenician, Neo-Babylonian
500
This was the place where people went to worship gods and goddesses
What is a Ziggurat
500
Define Myth
A story that is usually passed down, explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.
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