Carchemish and Babylon
Babylon is located near this present day city
Baghdad, Iraq
The Persians conquered Egypt and became the ______ empire in history up to that time
largest
China
This word means love of wisdom
philosophy
In what country does Stonehenge stand?
England
prophets delivered God's messages telling about future events and urging people to do this
repent
This artifact describes when the Persians captured Babylon
Cyrus Cylinder
Alexander the Great's father was named this
Philip of Macedon
Aristotle is credited with beginning the use of formal what?
logic
Sparta went to war with what city across the Aegean Sea?
Troy
The beautiful ancient gardens made of terraces located in Babylon
Hanging Gardens
How did the Persians treat the people they conquered?
fairly, with mercy, allowed them to go home....keep religion
Confucius believed this should be available to everyone to improve society
education
The acropolis in Athens held several religious and ________ buildings.
government
Many Greeks thought they could honor Zeus by excelling in this
athletics
This army defeated the Assyrians and Egyptians at Carchemish
Babylonian army
This Persian religion, starting with a Z, references a battle between good and evil
Zoroastrianism
The Peloponnesian Wars were fought between Athens and _____.
Sparta
Athens defeated the Persian navy at the Battle of ______ in 480
Salamis
Sargon ruled over what empire?
Akkad
This significant artifact was found in 1901 by archaeologists near where Babylon was located
Code of Hammurabi
Every group gets points!
yay!
li
This Greek city is often referred to as the cradle of Western Civilization
Athens
This culture developed cuneiform
Sumerians