region of the Middle East that stretches in a large crescent-shape from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea
What is the Fertile Crescent?
100
This man led the Persians to victory over the Medes.
Who is Cyrus the Great?
100
A carved stone slab or pillar that stands on end
What is a stele?
100
Sumer, Greece, and Phoenicia all had this type of land division that includes a city and its surrounding territory.
What is a city-state?
100
A good or service produced within a country and sold outside the country's borders
What is an export?
200
These two rivers are the most important ones in Mesopotamia
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
200
Under this man's rule, Babylon grew into the wealthiest province of the Persian Empire.
Who is Cyrus the Great?
200
These people carved statues that looked like real humans for the first time in history.
Who are the Sumerians?
200
The upper class in Sumeria included priests, merchants, landowners and this important man (along with his top advisors.)
Who is the ruler?
OR Who is the king?
200
A good or service sold within a country that is produced in another country
What is an import?
300
This sea is West of Mesopotamia.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
300
This man taught about one god, an evil enemy, and life after death.
Who is Zoroaster?
300
A form of sculpture in which the scene sticks out from the background
What is a relief?
300
It doesn't matter which civilization we study, these people are always members of the lowest class in society and have no say in the government.
Who are the slaves?
300
These animals helped the Phoenicians make a rare purple dye for the cloth weavers used
What are tiny sea snails?
What are sea snails?
400
This body of water is Southeast of Sumer and Mesopotamia.
What is the Persian Gulf?
400
They were fearless sailors and expert traders who settled fertile land in settlements which eventually grew into colonies along the Mediterranean coast.
Who are the Phoenicians?
400
The Hanging Gardens were here.
What is Babylon?
400
These men were the first leaders of the Sumerian city-states.
Who were the priests?
400
Payment made to show loyalty to a stronger country or civilization
What is tribute?
500
This smaller empire came before the Persian Empire and stretched from the Persian Gulf and the Zagros Mountains to the East to the Mediterranean Sea in the West.
What is the Assyrian Empire?
500
Sumerian king of the city-state of Kish who changed the language used by the government to Akkadian
Who is Sargon?
500
Sumerian writing that uses triangle-shaped symbols
What is cuneiform?
500
These laws governed life in the Babylonian Empire.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
500
Coins or bills are forms of this that are exchanged for goods or services.