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100
The Tigris and Euphrates River are in these modern-day countries.
What is Iraq and Iran?
100
This is a period with not enough rainfall.
What is drought?
100
A person who rules an empire is called this.
What is an emperor?
100
The first writing system the Sumerians developed using symbols.
What is pictographs?
100
The Sumerians believed their gods did this.
What is protected people from troubles and dangers?
200
This means "the land between two rivers"
What is Mesopotamia?
200
Flooding rivers enrich the areas around them by depositing this.
What is silt?
200
The world's first empire was established by him.
Who is Hammurabi?
200
The writing system Sumerians developed using wedge-shaped symbols.
What is cuneiform?
200
These people had the most power in early Sumerian societies.
What is a priest?
300
What are the names of the two rivers in Mesopotamia?
What is Tigris and Euphrates?
300
The land bordering the banks of a river is called this.
What is a floodplain?
300
The ruler who built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
300
People who were professional writers are called this.
What is a scribe?
300
The world's first empire was established by this man.
Who is Sargon?
400
The area of rich soil and water that stretches in a curve from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf is called this.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
400
In order to grow crops, Sumerian farmers depended on this.
What is canals they built to bring river water to their fields? (irrigation)
400
The two rulers who showed the most concern about justice for the people of their empires.
Who are Cyrus and Hammurabi?
400
The Sumerians initially developed their writing system to do this.
What is to keep business records?
400
The laws the people of the Babylonian Empire had to follow during Hammurabi's rule was called this.
What is Hammurabi's Code?