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100

Common name given for letter D?

What is Mesopotamia?

100

Body of water represented by the letter C

What is the Red Sea?

100

The great ruler of Babylon who is know for his law code.

Who is Hammurabi?

100

Considered to be the first woman pharaoh

Who is Hatshepsut?

100

A pact with god is called a (an)

What is a covenant?

200

These prevent direct travel along the Nile.

What are cataracts?

200

Name given to the region represented by the letter G.

What is lower Egypt?

200

Built the Hanging Gardens

Who is Nebuchadnezzar?

200

I am considered to be the ruler who united the two kingdoms of Egypt.

Who is Menes?

200

The system of writing in ancient Egypt

What are hieroglyphics?

300

Body of water represented by letter I

What is the Persian Gulf?

300

Body of water represented by the letter L

What is the Black Sea?

300

The angry god of Mesopotamia

Who is Marduk?

300
When I was named _________, I tired of listening to the high priests, so I changed my name to __________ and became the monotheistic pharaoh.

Who was Amenhotep and Akhenaton?

300

The system of writing in ancient Mesopotamia

What is cuneiform?

400

Land bridge represented by the letter F

What is the Isthmus of Suez?

400

Letter H is known by three different names - provide at least TWO

What are - Asia Minor, Anatolia, Turkey?

400

Ruthless warrior-king of Assyria

Who is Ashurbanipal?

400

I discovered the fully intact burial chamber of the boy pharaoh?

Who was Howard Carter?

400

The religious temples of Mesopotamia

What are zigurrats?

500

River represented by the letter K.

What is the Tigris River?

500

Natural barriers located at letter A

What are cataracts?

500

I was besties with Enkidu.

Who is Gilgamesh?

500

As pharaoh, I was GREAT!  I was credited with driving out the Hittites, expanding Egyptian empire and for creating numerous statues?

Who is Ramses?

500

This group of people were the first to use a common metal currency

Who are the Lydians?