People
This leader made one of the oldest written law codes.
Who is Hammurabi?
This was the first civilization in Mesopotamia.
What is Sumer?
This writing system was developed to keep business records.
What is cuneiform?
This is a large region of rich farmland near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers and between the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
The belief in multiple gods.
What is polytheism?
This leader was the first person to rule an empire.
Who is Sargon?
Cyrus the Great allowed people in this civilization to keep their religious and cultural beliefs.
What is Persia?
This famous collection of 282 written laws governed Babylonian society.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
This is a method of supplying water to an area of land or crops.
What is irrigation?
Scribes would use these tools to write in cuneiform.
What is a reed stylus and clay tablet?
This leader founded the largest empire in the Fertile Crescent during ancient history.
Who is Cyrus the Great?
This civilization was ruled by Hammurabi's Code.
What is Babylonia?
This is the division of society that is based upon one's rank or class.
What is Social Hierarchy?
This is the society, culture, and way of life in a particular region.
What is civilization?
The Sumerians used these to sign documents and for personal identification.
What are cylinder seals?
This famous historical figure is the oldest known writer in history.
Who is Enheduanna?
This civilization is known for creating the first alphabet.
What is Phoenicia?
This is the oldest written story in world history, which is about a superhuman king.
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
An arrangement where workers specialize in a particular task.
What is division of labor?
Kings of Mesopotamia claimed that their authority came from this.
What are gods?
This leader is famous for making improvements to the Persian Empire, such as the royal road, provinces, and currency.
Who is Darius?
This civilization is known for developing iron weapons and the chariot.
What is Assyria?
Followers of this religion believe they are in a cosmic battle between good and evil.
What is Zoroastrianism?
These territories and groups of people from different lands were under a single rule.
What is an Empire?
This material, which made better weapons and tools, was made from copper and tin.
What is bronze?