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Terms
Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians
Neo-Babylonians, Persians, Phoenicians
Geography
Mesopotamia
100
A trading system without using money
What does "barter" mean?
100
Hammurabi
Who was the leader of the Babylonians?
100
They created the first alphabet.
What was the major accomplishment of the Phoenicians?
100
Iraq
Where is present day Mesopotamia located?
100
Mesopotamia's nickname was the "fertile crescent". This is because the area is crescent shaped and extremely fertile.
What was Mesopotamia's nickname and why?
200
An area of land that is controlled by another government
What is a colony?
200
Creating the world's first empire.
What was the major accomplishment of the Akkadians?
200
They had the largest empire.
What was the main accomplishment of the Persians?
200
The Tigris and Euphrates
What two rivers ran through Mesopotamia, making it so fertile?
200
Sumer was a major city-state in Mesopotamia that developed many new inventions and thrived as a civilization.
What was Sumer?
300
Fighting on horseback
What does "cavalry" mean?
300
The Assyrians were the first group to have a cavalry (fight on horseback) and use iron weapons.
What did the Assyrians accomplish in terms of their military strategies?
300
The Persian leader was Cyrus the Great. He was considered the best ruler and treated his slaves nicely compared to other rulers
Who was the leader of the Persians and what was unique about him?
300
Nineveh
What was the capital city of the Assyrians?
300
Sumerians were polytheists, meaning they believed in multiple gods. The worshipped in a temple called a Ziggurat.
What was the religion of Sumer and how did people worship?
400
People who write for the king
What are "scribes"?
400
It was under the Babylonian empire that the first law code was created. It was named Hammurabi's Law Code after the Babylonian leader.
What was the major accomplishment of the Babylonian empire and what is it called?
400
The leader of the Neo-Babylonians was Nebuchadnezzar. The major accomplishment of the empire was the hanging gardens of Babylon.
Who was the leader of the Neo-Babylonians and what was their major accomplishment?
400
Persepolis
What was the capital city of the Persians?
400
Cuneiform was a form of writing using sticks and lines that was developed by the Sumerians. It was used in record keeping and communicating. The first book, The Epic of Gilgamesh, was written in cuneiform.
What was cuneiform and what was it used for?
500
Imports are goods received by a country. Exports are goods shipped out of a country.
What are imports and exports?
500
The Akkadians were lead by Sargon. The Assyrians were lead by Ashurbanipal
Who were the leaders of the Akkadians and Assyrians?
500
During the Persian empire, tribute money was used to build a 1500 mile road system.
What was the Great Royal Road?
500
Carthage
What was the most famous colony of the Phoenicians?
500
There were three social classes. At the top were rulers, officers, and priests. In the middle were farmers and skilled workers. At the bottom were slaves. The social classes changed when some military leaders took over the power of the priests, changing the social structure so that they would be the most important leaders as kings.
What were the social classes in Mesopotamia? How did they change to include kings?