Vocab
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the world’s first system of writing
What is cuneiform
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What does Mesopotamia mean in Greek?
What is between rivers
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Who were the only people at this time that could read and write?
What are scribes
100
Who was the greatest king of the Babylonian Empire?
Who is Hammurabi
100
What 2 things did the Phoenicians bring to Mesopotamia?
What is purple dye and glass
200
a set of 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of life
What is The Code of Hammurabi
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Name the first and best city-state in southern Mesopotamia.
What is Sumer
200
Why was writing invented?
What is keeping business records
200
Which group invaded Babylon using terror tactics like looting and burning?
Who are the Assyrians
200
Which group was the first to invade Babylon after the death of Hammurabi?
Who are the Hittites
300
a ruler of a kingdom or empire
What is monarch
300
Who was the first king of the Akkadian Empire/the world?
What is Sargon
300
What was a ziggurat?
What is a pyramid shaped temple
300
What two military advantages did this group have?
What are iron metal weapons and chariots
300
Which group ruled Babylon for over 400 years?
What is the Kassites
400
a large area of rich or fertile farm land
What is the Fertile Crescent
400
Describe the religion of Mesopotamia.
What is polytheistic
400
What did Sumerians use before the first writing system?
What are pictographs
400
What did Nebuchadnezzar build? For whom did he build it?
What is the Hanging Gardens for his wife
400
Which two civilizations fought a 40 year war over control of Babylon?
What is the Assyrians and the Chaldeans
500
type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task
What is division of labor
500
A person’s class depended on what two things?
What is wealth and job
500
Name 5 Sumerian inventions
What are cuneiform, architecture, math, medicine, the wheel, pottery, chariots, the clock etc..
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What 2 things were the Phoenicians excellent at?
What is sailing and trading
500
Which group took over Babylon and continued the Code of Hammurabi?
What is the Kassites
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