Geography
Things New to the World
People
Writing
Miscellaneous
100
The meaning of "Mesopotamia"
What is "land between 2 rivers"?
100
A system of ducts, gates, and reservoirs to have water when and where you need it
What is irrigation?
100
World's first superhero
Who was Gilgamesh?
100
The name of Mesopotamian writing
What is cuneiform?
100
What successful agriculture led to - having more than you need
What is surplus?
200
The two rivers that flank Mesopotamia
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
200
The most important invention to aid transportation
What is the wheel?
200
The world's first emperor because he conquered all the city-states under his rule
Who was Sargon of Akkad?
200
What Mesopotamian writing looked like, which is how it got its name
What is lines and wedges?
200
On of the first inventions used to keep records of trades
What is a bulla?
300
The curved shape and rich soil gives Mesopotamia this nickname.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
300
A curved structure used mostly in doorways to support more weight above it
What is an arch?
300
What Neuchanezzar had built that was one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
What are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
300
A person who could read and write
What is a scribe?
300
The blue tiled wall around Babylon
What is the Ishtar Gate
400
The southern region where the earliest 12 city-states developed
What is Sumer?
400
The largest structure in each city-state
What is a ziggurat
400
Made and posted a set of 282 laws and harsh punishments
Who was Hammurabi
400
A story about a hero in a long poem
What is an epic?
400
Because this region was where the first civilizations appeared in the world the region has this nickname.
What is the Cradle of Civilization?
500
The body of water that the 2 rivers flow into.
What is the Persian Gulf?
500
A religious system believing in many gods
What is polytheism?
500
He came to Kish as a servant to the king and is believed to have later killed the king and usurped his throne.
Who is Sargon of Akkad?
500
The invention of writing marks the separation between these two eras.
What are prehistory and history?
500
Agriculture was so successful that not everyone had to produce food, leading to people having specialized jobs, which is called this.
What is division of labor?
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