Lesson 1
This made southern Mesopotamia ideal for farming.
What is a flat plain between rivers?
These people could be caregivers and writers.
What are the women of Sumer?
These people wrote down laws.
Who are the Babylonians?
Phoenicia had to depend on trade to expand its economy due to a lack of what?
What is farmland?
Darius the first (Built what?)
What is Persepolis?
This was the last thing to develop
What is civilizations?
This consisted of a city and all of the countryside around it.
What is a city-state?
These people used stars to establish direction at sea.
Who are the Phoenicians?
This person is the most famous Chaldean king.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
This person built the army into an unstoppable force
Who is Cyrus the Great?
This made farming in Mesopotamia more productive.
What is specialization in certain tasks?
This leader sought to extend Akkadian territory.
Who is Sargon?
Cedar timber and purple cloth. (Who and what was done with these items?)
What are items that Phoenicians exported?
Who is Hammurabi?
Xerxes the first (What did he do?)
What is invaded Greece and was then defeated at Salamis?
This is a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks.
What is silt?
These people were the third in the levels of society.
Who are the craftspeople, merchants, and traders?
Phoenicians used what to communicate complex ideas in writing
What is the alphabet?
This was a set of 282 laws
What is Hammurabi's code?
To punish Greek city-states
What is the reason Persians invaded Greece?
This area extends from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.
Cuneiform, cylinder seals, sewers, and the wheel.
What are advancements made by the Sumerians?
These people used iron to make strong tools and weapons
Who are the Hittites?
These people established a library that contained multiple types of resources
Who are the Assyrians?
Cyrus the Great was so successful in conquering different peoples in Southwest Asia- this happened because of what?
What is a well organized and loyal Persian army?