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100
I was a Babylonian King who created a code of laws
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

This is what the Phoenicians EXPORTED to other places

What were snails, purple dye, purple clothing, cedar trees, seafood?

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

This is who ruled each city state

What is a king?
300
The Sumerian system of writing was called this.
What is 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 writing/alphabet, irrigation, the wheel, math system, canals, levees, reservoirs?

400

This is who King Nebuchadnezzar built the Hanging Gardens for.

Who was his wife? Queen Amytis?

You may take the points if you knew it was for his wife...you don't need to know her name.

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

This is the name of the board game the Mesopotamians played.

What is the Royal Game of Ur?

500

This was a major event that allowed civilizations to arise in 8000 BCE.

What is the start of agriculture/farming?

or the Agricultural/Neolithic Revolution?

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?