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Akkadian Empire
Babylonian Empire
Assyrian Empire
Neo-Babylonian Empire
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He was the king of the Akkadian Empire
Who was Sargon?
100
He was the king of the Babylonian Empire.
Who was Hammurabi?
100
The Assyrians used this type of warfare, which is when an army camps outside a city and attacks it over and over until the city falls.
What is seige warfare?
100
This was the king of the Neo-Babylonia Empire.
Who is Nebuchadrezzar?
100
The people of this empire made advances that led to the 60-minute hour and the 7 day week.
Who are the Neo-Babylonians?
200
The Akkadians' greates achievement was the creation of this.
What is the world's first empire?
200

What is a province?

A district within an empire

200
These were the systems of pipes and channels that brought water from distant places, within the Assyrian Empire.
What are aqueducts?
200
The Neo-Babylonians conquered these two groups to control Mesopotamia.
Who were the Egyptians and the Babylonians?
200
This is the name of the work of art that shows Sargon's grandson, King Naram-Sin, leading his victorious army up the slopes of a mountian while crushing enemies underfoot.
What is the "Victory Stele"?
300

Akkadia was _____________ meaning they believed in many gods

Polythestic

300
Hammurabi's code of laws served these two purposes.
What is 1) to unify Hammurabi's empire, and 2) to preserve order.
300

What were the Assyrian weapons made from that caused them to be so strong?

Iron

300
What type of building was the "House of the Platform Between Heaven and Earth", which was reconstructed by the Neo-Babylonians?
What is a ziggurat?
300
Babylonian writers wrote these, many of which survive to this day.
What are historical poems?
400
These three-dimensional sculptures were first created by the Akkadians.
What are steles?
400
These people had rights under Hammurabi's Code of Laws.
Who is everyone, including slaves?
400
The Assyrians first used these, which were long poles on wheels used for punching holes through walls.
What are battering rams?
400
The Hanging Gardens were located here.
What is Nebuchadrezzar's palace in Babylon?
400

What word describes a group of traveling merchants?

Caravan

500
The Akkadians used this written language.
What is cuneiform?
500

What nation did Nebuchadnezzar invade and take the men captive from?

Israel 

500
This was the capital city of the Assyrian Empire, which had magnificent palaces to honor their kings.
What is Nineveh?
500
This invention by the Neo-Babylonians proves their advances in astronomy.
What is the sun dial?
500
To keep his Neo-Babylonian Empire safe, Nubuchadnezzar surrounded his city with protective structures. Identify two (2) of these structures.
What are: inner walls, outer walls, towers and moats.