Vocab
This region, often called the “Cradle of Civilization,” lies between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
This ruler created the first empire by uniting the city-states of Mesopotamia.
Who was Sargon of Akkad?
The belief in many gods.
What is polytheism?
Persia formed to the east of Mesopotamia, in what is now the country _____________.
What is Iran?
We can thank the worlds first civilization, _________, for the wheel.
What is Sumer?
The world’s first civilization, located in southern Mesopotamia.
What is Sumer?
He built the Persian Empire and was known for his tolerance toward conquered peoples.
Who was Cyrus the Great?
The belief in one god.
What is monotheism?
This term refers to when cultural traits spread from one region to another.
What is cultural diffusion?
The development of iron weapons gave this empire a military advantage.
Who were the Assyrians?
A pyramid-shaped temple built to honor a city’s main god or goddess.
What is a ziggurat?
This Persian leader divided his empire into provinces and built the Royal Road.
Who was Darius the Great?
The sacred text of the Jewish people.
What is the Torah?
This empire was established after the fall of the Assyrians in 626 BCE
What is the Neo-Babylonian Empire?
The Sumerians’ invention of writing led to record-keeping and literature.
What is cuneiform?
This wedge-shaped writing system was developed by the Sumerians.
What is cuneiform?
This Babylonian king created a famous law code carved on a stele.
Who was Hammurabi?
This monotheistic religion at its core believes that the universe is always in a struggle between good and evil
What is Zoroastrianism?
The Assyrians ruled by fear and military strength, while the _________________ Empire ruled by tolerance and organization.
What is the Persian Empire?
Hammurabi strengthened his empire by creating a written law code, which was written on an upright slab, or ____________
What is a stele?
These three religions are known as the Abrahamic religions
What is Christianity, Judaism, and Islam?
The Neo-Babylonian Empire reached its height under this ruler, known for rebuilding Babylon and the Hanging Gardens.
Who was Nebuchadnezzar II?
The journey of the Israelites from Egypt to the Promised Land.
What is the Exodus?
Gold, iron, ivory, and tin are examples of imports from this civilization of sea merchants.
Who were the Phoenicians?
This famous library held more than 30,000 clay tablets.
What was the library of Ashurbanipal?