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100

These are things made by humans long ago

What is a artifact

100

These people developed a way of making iron strong enough to use for weapons

Who were the Hittites

100

This is one of the oldest known communities

Where is Jericho?

100

This Metal is a mixture of copper and tin

What is Bronze?

200

This term means "Old Stone Age"

What is Paleolithic?

200

This King built the "Hanging Garden" to please his wife

Who is King Nebuchadnezzar?

200

This place is known as the "Cradle of Civilization"

Where is Mesopotamia?

200

The Sumerian writing system was called this?

What is Cuneiform?

300

This is a long poem that tells the story of a hero

What is an Epic?
300

He wrote the legal code of laws

Who is Hammurabi?

300

A group of many different lands under one ruler is called what?

What is an Empire?

300

This was a time of extreme cold when sheets of ice covered parts of the earth.

What was the Ice Age?

400

This group of traveling merchants were called a what?

What is a Caravan?

400

This class of people included the artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers

Who was in the Middle Class

400

The Chaldean empire was located where?

Where was Babylon?

400

What did the Sumerians use for building material?

What was Mud Brick?

500

These are skilled workers who made metal products, cloth and pottery.

Who were the Artisans?

500

These people study and write about the human past

Who are Historians?

500

What two rivers run through Mesopotamia?

Where are the Tigris and Euphrates?

500

This temple meant "Mountain of God"

What is a Ziggurat?