Akkadians
who broke the peace with the Sumerians
Who is Sargon of Akkad?
the earliest known written collection of laws, comprising 282 laws that dealt with almost every part of daily life
What is Hammurabi's Code?
a ruler of a kingdom or empire
held in the royal library in Nineveh
What are cuneiform tablets of legal and medical documents, and literature?
the famous gate leading into Nineveh?
What is the Ishtar Gate?
Phoenicia's location
Where is along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, west end of Fertile Crescent?
a unit of soldiers mounted on horses
What are the cavalry?
The Akkadian Empire stretched from
What is the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea?
a wheeled, horse-drawn battle cart
What is a chariot?
the Hittites were originally from _______________
Asia Minor
key to the Assyrian success
What is their strong, fierce army, iron weapons and chariots, well organized, and every soldier knew his role?
revived what culture
What is Sumerian culture?
List reasons Phoenicians became wealthy from trade
expert sailors
-world’s finest harbors at the city of Tyre
-Fleets of fast trading ships sailed to ports all around the Mediterranean Sea
- ships had both sails for harnessing wind power and oars for rowing.
- traveled to Egypt, Greece, Italy, Sicily, and Spain
passed through the Strait of Gibraltar to reach the Atlantic Ocean.
Who founded the Persian Empire?
Who is Cyrus?
Sargon was the first ruler to have a
What is a permanent army?
center of the Empire located on the Euphrates River
What is Babylon?
reasons for the Hittite's strong Army
The Hittites made the strongest weapons of the time with iron. Second, the Hittites skillfully used the chariot, a wheeled, horse-drawn cart used in battle. The chariots allowed Hittite soldiers to move quickly around a battlefield and fire arrows at their enemy.
list ways the Assyrians terrorized regions they conquered
What are:
Burning crops
flooded areas
killed men and women
beheadings if you did not fall in line
notable advances
What are advances in astronomy and mathematics?
list what Phoenicians traded:
What are:
traded silverwork, ivory carvings, and slaves
glass objects
traded cloth dyed with this purple color from shellfish
traded for other resources such as ivory, gold, copper, tin, and iron
the Persian emperor who organized and expanded the empire
Who is Darius?
the reason the Akkadian Empire fell
What is Sargon's death and other kings were unable to fend off attackers?
ruler of Babylonian Empire
Who is Hammurabi?
people who captured the city of Babylon and ruled for 400 years
Who are the Kassites?
battle tactics and weapons used by the Assyrians
What are:
Chariots (bows and arrows)
tunnels under city walls
ladder to climb over walls
iron tipped weapons
rooftop greenery
What are the Hanging Gardens?
list 3 Phoenician advancements
-developed new navigation techniques, so ships could cross the sea safely without losing their way
-first sailors to use Polaris, the North Star, as the point of orientation for establishing directions at sea
-alphabet
-innovative ship building, cedar wood, caulk
the Persian emperor who led the second invasion of Greece
Who is Xerxes I?
ruler of the first world empire
Who is Sargon of Akkad?
conquerors of Babylonian Empire
Who are the Hittites?
the process of iron making
Hittite Iron Making
To do this, the iron had to be extracted from its natural state as iron ore. To extract the iron, the ore must be heated to 3,650°F (2,010°C). The Hittites were able to reach the high temperature by using a small furnace and pumping air into it. (Smelting)
Assyrians ruled from what city
What is Nineveh?
the Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylon?
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
what trees were considered a valuable resource
What are cedar trees?
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