Which empire first began the idea of paying tribute to a ruler outside of your own city-state?
Who are the Akkadians?
100
This warlike culture worshiped the sword and the spear above anything else though the gods were still important in their day to day lives.
Who are the Assyrians?
100
This king was the first empire builder of the known world and conquered all of what is known today as Mesopotamia.
Who is Sargon?
100
The Neo-Babylonians were anxious to reclaim the past glory of the original Babylonian empire and built what Ancient Wonder of the World in an attempt to display their opulence?
What are The Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
100
This civilization was the first to use siege weapons such as battering rams!!
Who are the Assyrians?
200
Which empire first established the authority of lineage where heirs to the throne would rule after their fathers'?
Who are the Akkadians?
200
What was the religious attitude towards the Sumerian gods of the conquering Akkadians?
What was to adopt the same gods but change their names?
200
Who was the Babylonian king who first implemented a uniform code of law for many day to day crimes, complete with punishments?
Who is Hammurabi?
200
What was the name of the large stone tablets that Akkadian artists would create in honor of monumental events?
What are steles?
200
What was the revolutionary technique the Akkadians used in their military tactics??
What was fighting in tight formations with shielded soldiers in front?
300
What did the Assyrians do to the people they conquered as the ultimate show of their brutality?
What was to make the conquered peoples wear the heads of their fallen soldiers like a necklace?
300
Who was more important in the Assyrian religion? The king and military commander, or the gods?
Who are the gods?
300
What was the attitude of the Neo-Babylonians towards ziggurats?
What is to rebuild them and restore them to their former glory?
300
Which empire would use ivory to decorate everything from thrones, to chairs, to beds, to even doors?
Who were the Assyrians?
300
How do we know that the Neo-Babylonians were skilled mathematicians and astronomers? What were they the first to invent?
What are sundials?
400
What were two major progressive innovations of the Hammurabi's rule towards minorities of the time?
What was to allow slaves and women to own property as well as allow slaves to change owners and buy their freedom?
400
What empire stated that their code was handed down by the gods themselves in order that people would never be able to question the rules?
Who were the Babylonians?
400
What was the name of the supreme god the Assyrians replaced as lord of the all the other gods of the people they conquered?
Who is Marduk?
400
What were the original Babylonians known for in their artistic expressions?
What was using new and exotic materials acquired from trade across the world in their crafts??
400
What large scale projects did the Assyrians build to transport drinking water from over 30 miles away?
What are aqueducts?
500
What type of reputation did king Nebuchadnezzar have as a ruler?
What was a harsh military dictator but dedicated to restoring glory to the Babylonian people?
500
Which empire first began writing epic historical poems to teach the population morals and values?
Who are the Babylonians?
500
What was the secret weapon for the Assyrian army when fighting large walled city-states?
What are movable towers with ladders to allow soldiers to climb up and over the walls?