developed and made public an organized system of laws
Who was "Hammurabi"
100
To break through the hard clay soil of their farmlands, the Sumerians invented this
What is "the plow"
100
He bragged of great victories he never won, and tried to replace Babylonian gods
Who was King Nabonides
200
Cuneiform
What is "wedge-shaped characters made with a reed stylus and used in writing several ancient languages"
200
one of a group of people who migrate with their flocks and herd, moving with the seasons to find pasture and water
What is "a nomad"
200
created the world's first empire by conquering the Sumerian city-states, murdered the king of Kish and took his throne.
Who was "Sargon"
200
In Sumer people used this, a round or football-shaped clay container to put small clay or stone tokens in
What is "a bulla"
200
Ruled the babylonian Empire during their greatest time of achievements
Who is Nebuchadnezzar
300
Scribe
What is "a professional writer or record-keeper"
300
"The Land Between two rivers"
What is "Mesopotamia"
300
Built the Assyrian Empire into a trade and military power
Who was Shamshi-Adad
300
The first Sumerian states were ruled by this group, and the largest structure in each city was the temple.
What is "priests"
300
The person who eventually conquered Babylon and then created the world's most expansive empire
Who is Cyrus The Great of Persia
400
An enforced absence from one's country
What is "exile"
400
the two rivers that Mesopotamia was located between
What is "the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers"
400
Began the practice of relocating rebellious people
Who was Tiglath-Pileser III
400
What material was used in the buildings of Kish?
What is mud brick
400
Accomplishments of the Babylonians
What is Hanging Gardens, rebuilt the ziggurat, vast walls around the city, astronomy, place value in math, developed calendar based on the moon, divided the hour into 60 minutes
500
a nation and the other nations it has conquered
What is "an empire"
500
three topographic disadvantages that Sumerians faced
What is "dry land, few resources, flooding"
500
Sent the Jews into exile for refusing to pay taxes; ruled an empire remembered for its achievements in astronomy and mathematics.
Who is "Nebuchadnezzar"
500
The Sumerian advancements/inventions
What is "plow, sailboat, wheel, bronze"
500
The five aspects that define a civilization
What is "Stable food supply, system of government, specialization of labor, social levels, and a highly developed culture"