Achievements
Religion
Civilization
Persians
Geography
100
They invented the wheel and writing.
Who are the Sumerians?
100
What is the worship of many gods?
What is polytheism?
100
Examples of this trait are cuneiform and the Phoenician alphabet.
What is a writing system?
100
This helped connect the Persian empire.
What is a road system?
100
The word Mesopotamia means this in Greek.
What is " the land between the rivers?"
200
Their alphabet is the basis of ours.
Who are the Phoenicians?
200
The worship of one god.
What is monotheism?
200
Examples of this key trait of civilization include the wheel, the plow, bronze, and a sailboat.
What is Advanced Technology?
200
This helped people trade in Persia.
What is common coins?
200
This nickname for Mesopotamia comes from the fact that the first civilized people in history emerged here.
What is the "Cradle of Civilization?"
300
They built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and were great astronomers.
Who are the Chaldeans?
300
The temples built by Mesopotamians.
What are ziggurats?
300
Examples of this key trait include Ur, Babylon, Lagash, and Nineveh.
What is cities?
300
These people helped the king control the large empire.
What is a satrap?
300
Mesopotamia's nickname in reference to its shape and rich soil.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
400
They created the first written law code.
Who were the Babylonians?
400
The first monotheists in history.
Who were the Hebrews/Israelites?
400
Examples of this key trait of civilization include scribes, schoolmasters, artists, and punishers.
What is Specialized Workers?
400
By allowing people to do this, they did not revolt against the Persian empire.
What is keep their own cultures and ways of life.
400
The present day country where Mesopotamia was located.
What is Iraq?
500
They built the first library, zoo, and were known for their warrior skills.
Who were the Assyrians?
500
He led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt.
Who is Moses?
500
Examples of this key trait include government, schools, and religion.
What is Complex Institutions?
500
The Persian Empire came to an end when he conquered it.
Who was Alexander the Great?
500
Mesopotamia was located between these two rivers.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
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