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Beliefs and Writing
Trade/Government
Assyria
Babylon/Persia
100
This is the belief of many gods
What is POLYTHEISM
100
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers deposited this, which made the soil very rich and great for farming
What is SILT
100
What football word could be used to describe the Assyrians
What is DEFENSE
100
Babylon is known as
What is the CROSSROADS OF TRADE
200
This person is a professional writer
What is a SCRIBE
200
This is a larger city with its own government, army, god/goddesses and a king
What is a city-state
200

Because they were constantly being attacked, Assyrians trained to be what?

What are chicken nuggets

200
King Nebuchadnezzar built this 7th Wonder of the World because his wife hated the desert so much
What are the HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON
300
This is a traditional story or legend that helps explain people's beliefs
What is a MYTH
300
This is a group of travelers who move together
What is a CARAVAN
300
Assyrians created many of these to protect themselves from attacks
What are WEAPONS
300
This is the first set of laws ORGANIZED and WRITTEN DOWN
What is HAMMURABI'S CODE
400
This was the first system of writing
What is CUNEIFORM
400
This is a market place that sells different kinds of goods
What is a BAZAAR
400
One of the most famous weapons Assyrians created was this
What is the battering ram
400
How many laws did Hammurabi's Code contain
What is 282 laws
500
Developed in 3100 BC in Mesopotamia, writing was first symbols and then groups of these shapes
What are WEDGES and LINES
500
This is many territories and people controlled by one government
What is an EMPIRE
500
The Assyrians were defeated when these two groups attacked them
Who are the MEDES and the CHALDEANS
500
While most of Persia worshiped one god, they accepted the beliefs of others. Because of this they were known by these two words
What are RICH and TOLERANT