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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

The first empire in history

Who were the Akkadians?

200

We were at the bottom of the social class pyramid

Who are farmers and slaves?

200
I was the civilization led by King Hammurabi.
What is Babylonia?
200
The two rivers that run through Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
200

Describe the Epic of Gilgamesh

What is a myth about king Gilgamesh trying to achieve immortality?

300
I was one of the most legendary historical figures, I was a heroic priest-king from the Sumerian city-state of Uruk
Who was Gilgamesh?
300

A traditional story that tells a belief that can also be fiction/made up.

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

Conquered Babylon and established the Persian Empire

Who is Cyrus the Great?

400

I was the king of the Babylonians who ordered the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Who was Nebuchadnezzar?

400

List some of the jobs that Mesopotamians had.

What are farmers, pottery makers, and artisans?

400

This group was the first group to map the stars and building the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

What are the Neo-Babylonians?

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
The group who created a new alphabet and traded purple cloth.
What are the Phoenicians?
500
This civilization was a crossroads of trade because of its central location.
What is Babylon?
500

An invention by the Sumerians that greatly impacted modern transportation today

What is the wheel?