Name that Civ!
The first civilization
Sumer
Name 1 Assyrian Legacy
Chariot
Battering Ram
Built the hanging gardens for his wife
Nebuchadnezzar II
Mesopotamia is (mostly) located in what present day country
Iraq
Belief in many gods
polytheism
First set of complete written laws
Babylon
Name 2 Babylonian Legacies
Hammurabi's Code
Hanging Gardens
Wrote 282 laws
Hammurabi
Mesopotamia is located between what two rivers
Tigris
Euphrates
Belief in one god
Monotheism
Well-trained warriors
Assyrians
In which Harry Potter book do Hermione Harry and Ron meet a troll in the bathroom
Sorcerer's Stone
Name one of the world's earliest cities
Ur
Uruk
Lagash
What 3 things helped civiliation to develop in this area (remember- geographical features)
steady water supply
rich soil
stable climate
Babylonian God of Justice
Shamash
Home to one of the seven wonders of the world
Babylon (bonus point for Neo!)
When was the last time the Giants won the Superbowl?
2012
Conquered Sumer
Akkadians
Sargon the Great
Sumerians built ____ to move water from the rivers to their farm land
irrigation
An area that shares a common culture and language with it's neighbors, but has its own government, armies, and laws.
city-state
Tolerated other religions and cultures
Persians
Name 5 Sumerian Legacies
Wheel
Sail
Cuneiform
Ziggurats
Glass Making
Calendar
Who was the Sumerian demi-god who searched for eternal life
Gilgamesh
Which body of water lays to the west of the fertile crescent?
Mediterranean Sea
How many more days until Ms Chase's Birthday
50!