He was by far the best known individual of ancient Mesopotamia?
What is Gilgamesh
100
These massive temples were the centerpieces of Mesopotamian cities?
What is Ziggurats
100
This Mesopotamian empire included major cities of Assur and Nineveh and incredibly militarily advanced?
What is Assyrians
100
This people originated between Mesopotamia and Egypt and borrowed from Hammurabi's code, as well as telling a story about a devastating flood that destroyed humanity?
What is Hebrews
100
Phoenicians referred to themselves as what? (Their name for themselves)
What is Canaanites
200
"Mesopotamia" is a greek word meaning what?
What is Land between Two Rivers
200
What was one way that Sumerian cities defended against raiders?
What is built walls and organized military forces
200
The Assyrians used war chariots, a technology they borrowed from these peoples?
What is Hittites
200
Hebrews were organized into how many tribes?
What is Twelve
200
The Phoenician alphabet consisted of how many letters?
What is 22 (they had no vowels)
300
Mesopotamia originated between what two famous rivers in modern day Iraq?
What is Tigris-Eurphrates
300
This man was the creator of empire in Mesopotamia?
What is Sargon of Akkad
300
King Nebuchadnezzar ruled over this empire, a recreation of an old empire?
What is New Babylonian Empire (or Chaldean empire)
300
This cosmopolitan city was the centerpiece of the Isrealites?
What is Jerusalem
300
Indo-Europeans most likely originated from this area?
What is Central Ukraine and southern Russia
400
These northern Mesopotamian people invented the first form of written language?
What is Sumerians
400
This Mesopotamian king styled himself "king of the four quarters of the world" and created an important law code?
What is Hammurabi
400
The Hittites originated from this geographical area?
What is Anatolia
400
Israelites taught there was only one god named what?
What is Yahweh
400
This animal was a dominate fixture to the Indo-Europeans
What is the Horse
500
The first written language was known by this name?
What is Cuneiform
500
Hammurabi's code was based on lex talionis, meaning this?
What is law of retaliation
500
These structures served as banks, owned large amounts of lands, workshops and received offerings from the people?
What is temples
500
Tribal tensions led to the separation of the Israel state into two states, what were the two states?
What is Israel and Judah
500
The Hittites were responsible for two important technological innovations?