People
Locations
Civilizations
Vocabulary
Accomplishments
100

According to the Hebrew Bible, he led the Israelites during the Exodus

Who is Moses

100

This was the first known civilization in Mesopotamia.

What is Sumer

100

The earliest writing system is credited to them

Who are the Sumerians

100

The result of heavy rains caused rivers to wash away crops in the fertile crescent

What are floods

100

The earliest writing system developed about 3200 BC

What is cuneiform

200

His code of laws treated people differently based on their social status

Who is Hammurabi

200

The place that young Abraham herded animals

What is Ur or Mesopotamia

200

The division of hours into minutes is credited to this Mesopotamian civilization

Who are the Sumerians

200

Another word for ancient Jewish leader / warrior

What is a judge

200

Under Darius, this became common for use in trade 

(to buy and sell)

What is currency

300

In 538 BC he ended Babylonian captivity

Who is Cyrus the Great

300

The Fertile Crescent stretches from Mesopotamia to this body of water

What is the Mediterranean Sea

300

This civilization created a writing system based on sounds

Who are the Phoenicians

300

The belief in many gods / goddesses

What is polytheism

300

Phoenician ship builders helped grow the economy through this

What is trade

400

She wasn't Jewish, but they named a book of the Bible after her

Who is Ruth

400

The center of Hammurabi's empire in Mesopotamia

What is Babylon

400

This civilization made the earliest map of the world in the sixth century BCE

Who are the Babylonians

400

Mesopotamians used this system to water their crops.

What irrigation

400

This invention helped Mesopotamians transport goods more easily

What is the wheel

500

This epic poem tells the story of a legendary king of Uruk

Who was Gilgamesh

500

The Diaspora began when the Babylonians destroyed which city

What is Jerusalem

500

Under this Empire, Sargon II deported a large number of Israelites from the Promised Land to quell potential rebellion

Who are the Assyrians

500

Terraced blocks of bricks that form a temple

What is ziggurat

500

Small round objects engraved with designs used to stamp clay

What is a cylinder seal