Sumerian
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A form of writing by using a reed stylus on clay tablets or stone
What is Cuneiform
Under this ruler, Akkadians became the first ever empire
Who is Sargon
True or False: The Assyrians are known for their brutal military skills
What is True.
Who is Hammurabi
What sea did the Phoenicians use to get around on?
What is the Mediterranean sea
The System for controlling flood waters
What is Levee
How long did the Akkadian Empire last.
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What caused the demise of the Akkadian Empire
what is 200 years
Weak leadership after Sargon Died
True or False
Assyrians treated the people they conquered with respect
what is false
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" A ___________ for a _________" is the basis of Hammurabi's code
What is an "Eye for an Eye"
Phoenician economy relied on what?
What is trade
How did Sumerians divide up their calendar?
what is 12 month 30 day calendar
What year did the Akkadian empire rise into power?
What is began 2340 b.c.e
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How large was the Assyrian Army
What is 50,000
What is the punishment for a carpenter who builds a faulty home that collapses and kills the home owner?
What is the carpenter shall be put to death
List one of the modern day countries Phoenicia occupied
What is
Syria
Lebanon
Northern Israel
The type of mud that is fertile and only is brought to the surface after a flood
what is silt
How far did the Akkadian empire expand
What is: all of Mesopotamia
How long did the Assyrians Rule for ?
What is 300 years
This ruler famously brought Babylon back into power after the Assyrians
Who is Nebuchadnezzar II (King Nabs)
Why did the Phoenicians create the alphabet?
What is, to help with business transactions
The artifact that is covered in lapis lazuli stone from Afghanistan and proves Sumerians engaged in long distance trading.
What is the Standard of Ur
How did Akkadian rulers make money?
What is Tribute
How did the Assyrians Divide up their empire
what is Provinces
This Ancient wonder of the world was rumored to be created under the Neo-Babylonian Empire
What is the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
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The Specific name for the purple color Phoenicians were famous for.
What is Tyrian Purple