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I was a Babylonian King
Who is HAMMURABI?
100
The belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
100
I was the world's first civilization in the Mesopotamian region.
What is Sumer?
100
This process that was developed by the Sumerians allowed water to be moved from the rivers to their farms fields.
What is irrigation?
100
A temple tower in Mesopotamia.
What is a ziggurat?
200

I am the group of people that inhabited Jerusalem when the Assyrians assaulted and destroyed the city.

Who were the Jews

200
We were allowed to go to school in Mesopotamia.
Who are upperclass boys?
200

I am the greek name for "the land between rivers"

What is Mesopotamia?

200
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
200

Name a modern day country located in the region of Mesopotamia.

What is Israel, Iraq, Kuwait, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, or Turkey

300

I was one of the most legendary historical figures - so legendary in fact - that a famous epic was created about me.

Who was Gilgamesh?

300
A traditional story that tells a belief.
What is a myth?
300
A brutal civilization that was very war like and would often conquer the civilizations around them.
What is Assyria?
300
I am the body of water to the west of Mesopotamia.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
300

The continents directly Northeast and Northwest of Mesopotamia

What are Europe and Africa?

400
I was the king of the Chaldeans who ordered the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Who was Nebuchadnezzar?
400

The name of individuals trained to read and write

Scribes

400

This civilization treated their women and slaves better than previous Mesopotamian empires.

Who are the Persians?

400
Mesopotamia is often referred to as the ________ because of the shape of the area and its rich soil.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
400
A city that is also a separate independent state with its own god or goddess and government.
What is a city-state?
500
I created the world’s first empire
Who was Sargon I?
500
This was a major event that allowed civilizations to arise in 8000 BCE.
What is agriculture?
500

I am the individual who established the Persian Empire's reign of dominance in Mesopotamia

What is Cyrus the Great?

500

This civilization was responsible for continuing the Akkadian and Sumerian influence while also establishing an influential legacy of their own.

What is Babylon?

500
A time when people starve because there is so little food.
What is famine?