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100
A region in Southwest Asia which was the site of the first civilizations.
What is the Fertile Crescent
100
This was the first civilization that developed in the Mesopotamian region.
What is Sumer.
100
The main religious belief of the Sumerians.
What is polytheism.
100
The civilization that the Sumerians fell to after the city states fought each other over land and water.
Who are the Babylonians?
100
A belief in one god.
What is Monotheism.
200
The reason why civilization developed in the Fertile Crescent region.
What is the rivers?
200
This is the name for many territories and people who are controlled by one government.
What is an empire.
200
Another name for the Hebrew people.
What are the Israelites.
200
The reason Babylon became an important center of trade.
What is its location?
200
A time when people starve because there is so little food.
What is famine.
300
They were the two rivers where Mesopotamia was located between.
What is the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers?
300
The reason why it became easier for people to learn to read and write.
What is the Phoenician alphabet.
300
The leader of the Israelites.
Who is Abraham.
300
These two groups joined forces to destroy the Assyrian Empire.
Who are the Medes and Chaldeans.
300
A story that explains people's beliefs.
What is a myth.
400
The reasons people were attracted to the Mesopotamian region.
What are its rich soil and rivers?
400
The two products sold by the Phoenicians to neighboring people that helped them to become a thriving and wealthy region.
What is wood and dyed cloth.
400
The place where Abraham led the Israelites to after they left Mesopotamia.
What is Canaan.
400
This is the empire that was created under the Chaldeans.
What is Babylon.
400
In Mesopotamia, these combined lines and wedges were put into script that was used to write several different languages.
What is cuneiform?
500
These are the two large bodies of water that are located on either end of the Fertile Crescent.
What is the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf.
500
These are the three main ways that the ancient peoples living in the Fertile Crescent and Mediterranean region contributed to world.
What are Hammurabi's codes that helped to create laws, systems of writing, and the 10 commandments.
500
The Israelites first king after they returned to Canaan after being in slavery under the Egyptians.
Who is Saul.
500
These peoples built the largest empire that Mesopotamia has ever known.
Who are the Persians?
500
This person was the king of Babylon from 1792-1750 and was the creator of the Babylonian Empire.
Who is Hammurabi?