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vocabulary
Chaldean
Assyrian
Babylon
Mesopotamia
100
scientists who study ancient peoples
What is archaeologist
100
center for trade and capital of the Chaldean empire
What is Babylon
100
The Assyrains were known for their strong?
What is military
100
Babylon is located in what present day country?
What is Iraq
100
name the two rivers that run through Mesopotamia
What is Tigris and Euphrates
200
items left behind by ancient peoples.
What is artifact
200
Nebuchadnezzar built this for his wife who missed her home from the mountains
What is Hanging Gardens
200
The capital for the Assyrian Empire was
What is Ninevah
200
What did the Babylonians build to protect themselves from outside people?
What is a wall around the city.
200
Mesopotamia is known as the _____________ of civilization
What is cradle
300
to bring water to a crop
What is irragation
300
political districts
What is provinces
300
a city that is not part of a larger unit is called a
What is city-state
300
skilled workers who created pottery, clothes, tools, etc. are called?
What is artisans
300
Why would ancient people have formed communities in Mesopotamia
What is because of the fertile soil in the river valleys.
400
people who roam in search of food
What is nomad
400
people who study heavenly bodies (sun moon and stars)
What is astronomers
400
wrote a legal code that covered much of everyday life. Many of the punishments were simply death.
Who is Hammurabi
400
artisans sold their goods to traveling merchants called a
What caravan
400
people learned to tame plants and animals that helped them settle into one area. This is called
What is domestication
500
a complex society
What is civilization
500
Babylon fell to this empire from the north ending the Chaldean rule
What is Persian
500
a mixture of copper and tin
What is bronze
500
The Chaldean Empire is also known as this meaning New Babylon
What is neo-babylonians
500
The first two Neolithic era communities in Mesopotamia were
What is Catal Huyuk and Jericho