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I was a Babylonian King who created a code of laws

Who is OOF LORD?

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 was a king of Persia who was known for treating people equally and created an ancient postal system
Who was Cyrus?
200
We were allowed to go to school in Mesopotamia.
Who are upperclass boys?
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
A professional writer.
What is a scribe?
300
I was the King of Persia who invaded Greece. I was known as a good builder.
Who was Darius?
300

The Sumerian system of writing was called this.

s cuneiform?

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
Name 3 advancements of the Mesopotamians.
What is the alphabet, irrigation, the wheel, math system?
400
I was the king of the Chaldeans who ordered the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Who was Nebuchadnezzar?
400
These people were members of the upper class
Who were kings and priests?
400
Mesopotamia was conquered by this group in 539 BC
Who were 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/farming?
500
The group who created a new alphabet and traded purple cloth.
What are the Phoenicians?
500
This civilization in Mesopotamia was a crossroads of trade because of its central location.
What is Babylon?
500
We created the first standing army
Who were the Assyrians?