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This area in the Middle East, now present day Iraq, considered to be home of some of the earliest civilizations is refered to as....
What is the Cradle of Civilization?
100
This person has the highest ranking on the social order
Who is the King?
100
This empire from Ancient Mesopotamia is often credited with inventing the wheel
Who are the Sumerians?
100
This Babylonian King is famous for early codefication of law
Who is Hammurabi?
100

Two civilizations in which there the largest gap in time. 

What are the Old Babylonians and Assyrians

200
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers provided very good land for farming, hence this nickname for the region around them
What is the Fertile Crescent?
200

The Tigris & Euphrates rivers flow...

Northwest?

200
This group developed the first currencies
Who are the Babylonians?
200
This term refers to belief in more than one god
What is polytheism?
200

Creator of the World's 1st cities

What are the Sumerians

300
Mesopotamia literally means...
What is "Between Rivers"
300
These 2 rivers flowed through Mesopotamia and were crucial to its development
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
300

Defined as wedge-shaped marks

What is Cuneiform? 

300
If a man blinded another by accident or on purpose, his punishment would likely be...
What is to be blinded?
300

The last Empire to Exist in this area? 

Who are the Persians?

400
People often consulted these for information about the gods and their own fate
What are oracles?
400
The discovery of this Queen's Tomb and the articles within it provided many clues about ancient beliefs in the afterlife.
Who is Queen Shub-Ad (Puabi)
400
The Sumerians produced this, the earliest known work of literature
What is The Epic of Gilgamesh?
400
This building, found in every individual city-state was dedicated to that city's god.
What is the ziggurat?
400
Of Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria and Chaldea, this empire was the largest
What is Assyria?
500

Define Domesticate 

To tame for human service. 

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These people, the bottom of the social classes, could be bought and sold as commodities
Who are the slaves?
500

List the Seven Elements of Civilizations 

Cites, Gov, Art, Social Classes, Specialization of labor, Writing and Religion (CGASSWR) 

500

All of Hammurabi’s code made sure that...

...the crime fit the punishment

500

This group developed iron weapons

Who are the Assyrians?