Geography
Sumer and Babylonia
Assyria and Persia
New Babylonia
Phoenicians and Israelites
100
Rivers provided rich farmland
Why did civilization develop in the Fertile Crescent
100
City-States
What was the government of Sumer made up of?
100
Cyrus the Great
Who was the leader of Persia?
100
King Nebuchadnessar
Who was the king of New Babylonia?
100
Monotheistic
What kind of religion did the Israelites have?
200
The Tigris and Eupharates Rivers
Where is Mesopotamia located
200
Babylon
What was the capital of Babylonia?
200
Battering Ram
What was one of the inventions by Assyria?
200
Persia
Who conquered New Babylonia
200
It only had 22 symbols, so it was simpler than cuneiform.
What was an advantage of Phoenicia's alphabet?
300
Taurus and Zagros Mountains
What are the two mountain ranges near Mesopotamia
300
Hammurabi
What who was the king of Babylonia?
300
Medes and Chaldeans
Who conquered the Assyrians in 612 BCE?
300
Exiled them
What did King Nebuchadnezzar do when he defeated the Israelites?
300
They used ships to trade goods with other people.
How did Phoenicians help spread their civilization throughout the Mediterranean?
400
Persian Gulf
What is located south of Mesopotamia
400
Hammurabi's Code
What was the first written set of laws?
400
Clay Tablets
What was used for writing in Mesopotamia?
400
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
What did King Nebuchadnezzar create for his wife?
400
Settled in Canaan.
Where did the Israelites go when they left Egypt and Mesopotamia?
500
Arabian and Syrian Deserts
What are the deserts in Mesopotamia
500
The wheel and axel, the arch, and cuneiform writing
What were some of the inventions by Sumer?
500
Babylonia
Who did the Assyrians conquer?
500
Nile River to the Persian Gulf
What were the boundaries of New Babylonia?
500
Moses
Who lead the Israelites out of Egypt?
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