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Fertile Crescent
Sumerians
Babylonians
Assyrians/Hebrews
Phoenicians/Persians
100

What does Mesopotamia mean? 

Between two rivers

100

What group of people were one of the first people to live in the fertile crescent?

Sumerians 

100

What are the names of the two famous Kings in the Babylonian age? 

King Hammurabi and King Nebudechazenar 

100

How long did the Assyrian Empire Last? 

Over 700 years

100

What were the major cities for the Phoenecians? 

Tyre and Sidon

200

Why was it called the Fertile Crescent?

Rich soil = Fertile 

Crescent = shape of land 

200

Name one thing the Sumerians did

  • Farmed and raised cattle 

  • Professions: tradespeople and artisans (craftspeople) 

  • Sumerians built huge temples and monuments in the cities

200

Babylon is part of which modern-day country?

Iran

200

What is one of the Accomplishments of the Assyrians 

  • Built a system of roads 

  • They instituted a form of government for the provinces in which a governor was appointed to oversee the king's territory.

  • They established the first library.

200
Name one of the accomplishments of the Phoencians? 

  • 1. They invented an alphabet

  • 2 They developed artistic skills, such as carving ivory figures and making colored glass ornaments.

  • 3 They traded all over the Mediterranean, spreading both their own goods and those of their trading partners.

300

Where was the Fertile Crescent located? 

the land around the Tigris & Euphrates Rivers

300

What is the name of the writing the Sumerians used?

Cuneiform

300

What was Hammurabi's code and what did they follow? 

A set of 282 laws and The strong should not harm the weak

300

The first part of the bible (that the Hebrews followed) is called 

The Old Testament

300

What was the capital city of the Persian Empire? 

Persepolis 

400

What are the names of the 6 civilizations we talked about? 

Sumerians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Phoenicians, Hebrews, Persians. 

400

How many "classes" did the Sumerians have and what were they? 

3 classes. Lower, Middle and Upper Class. 

400

Name one important fact about King Nebby

  • Ruled Babylon for 43 years (605–562 B.C.) and is mentioned in the Bible.

  • Conquered Jerusalem and forced thousands of people into captivity in Babylon.

  • Captured the cities of Tyre and Judah.

  • Spent large amounts of money on Babylon’s construction projects, including the Hanging Gardens (one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World).

  • Towards the end of his life, Nebuchadnezzar II reportedly went mad, and Babylon weakened after his death.

400

Hebrews only believe in one G-d. What is this called? 

Monotheism 

400

What was Cyrus the Great known for? 

generosity to the people he conquered.

500

What is the name of one of the bodies of water that touches the fertile crescent? 

Any of the following:

Black Sea

Mediterranean Sea 

Red Sea 

Tigris River, 

Persian Gulf

Euphrates River 

Caspian Sea 

500

What are the three major accomplishments of the Sumerians? 

1. Developed first written language 

2. Very developed math skills that led to the creation of a system for subdividing a day and a year 

3. Skillful in using the wheel and made vehicles for farming, moving goods for trade and fighting enemies 

500
Name of Accomplishment of the Babylonians

  • They established a code of laws known as Hammurabi’s code 

  • They believed in astrology

500

What is one of the accomplishments of the Hebrews? 

  1. They believed in a single all-powerful G-d.

  2. They were the first to record the Old testament of the Bible.

  3. Their high moral behavior, founded on the Ten Commandments, set new standards.

  4. Their prophets fought for justice for the poor and weak.

500

Name one accomplishment of the Persians

  • 1.  They divided their empire into provinces for easier rule.

  • 2.  They built roads and canals.

  • 3.  They wrote the Avesta, a religious book based on the beliefs of the prophet Zoroaster.