History
Mesopotamia was considered to have developed the first writing system, known as this
What is Cunieform?
The first Akkadian King to conquer Sumer
Who is King Sargon?
These were delivered by Moses and acted as a guideline for Jews
What are the Ten Commandments?
Ancient Mesopotamia was located between these two rivers
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
This was a collection of 282 laws based on an eye-for-an-eye, instituted in Babylon.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
The oldest known surviving code of laws, written between 2100 and 2050 BC
What is The Code of Ur-Nammu?
The first Israelite King
Who is King Solomon?
Zoroaster was a prophet from this country
What is Persia?
This was made out of Nile reeds and used as paper
What is papyrus?
Huge religious structures with stepped sides.
What are Ziggurats?
These were the eventual conquerors of the Akkadians
Who are the Gutians?
These were the first people to utilize iron
Who are the Hittites?
The main text of the Jewish religion
What is the Torah?
Unlike the Tigris and Euphrates, this river's flooding was predictable
What is the Nile?
Mesopotamia was known as this due to its agricultural and social developments
What is "The Fertile Crescent?"
Egypt is divided into these three major time periods
What are the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms?
This Babylonian King drove out Jews from Judea
Who is King Nebuchadnezzar II?
Zoroaster claimed he had visions of this God, the supreme deity of Zoroastrianism
Who is Ahura Mazda?
The word "Mesopotamia" translates to this
What is "The land between rivers?"
This was the most famous piece of Mesopotamian literature, which held that death is inevitable and only gods are immortal
What is The Epic of Gilgamesh?
After King Solomon died, Israel split into these kingdoms
What are the Kingdoms of Judah and Isreal?
Famous Assyrian King who reuinted the Assyrian Empire and recliamed lost lands
Who is Tiglath Pileser III?
The history of the Hebrews influenced these three major religions
What are Christanity, Judiasm, and Islam?
This special site, where nearly every Egyptian Pharoah was buried, ran through the Theban Nercopolis.
What is the Valley of Kings?
Located in Babylon, this is one of the Seven wonders on the Ancient World
What are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?