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Ancient Egypt
100
This group was led by Hammurabi
Who were the Babylonians?
100
This was the earliest written legal code.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
100
This is an area of farmable land in the Middle East that looks like a quarter moon.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
100
This landmass is found above the Fertile Crescent.
What is Asia Minor?
100
These giant structures resembled the Ziggurats found in Mesopotamia.
What are pyramids?
200
Sargon the Great led this group to conquer many Sumerian city-states
Who were the Akkadians?
200
This group developed the first post office in Mesopotamia
Who were the Akkadians?
200
This is a system of writing that was first developed by the ancient Sumerians.
What is Cuneiform?
200
This sea is found to the Northeast of Mesopotamia
What is the Caspian Sea?
200
This Ancient Egyptian system of writing contained over 700 different symbols!
What is hieroglyphics?
300
Xerxes led this group to become one of the largest empires in the history of the Middle East
Who were the Persians?
300
This group developed a purple dye that came from shellfish.
Who were the Phoenicians?
300
These were Sumerian temples that looked like early Pyramids.
What were Ziggurats?
300
This area is full of city-states that are full of sea-farers
What is Phoenicia?
300
These animals were considered sacred by the Ancient Egyptians so they kept them as pets, thinking the animal would bring them good luck.
What are cats?
400
This group conquered all of Mesopotamia and their empire stretched to include Egypt, Babylonia, Israel, and even Cypress
Who were the Assyrians
400
This group had a great library at Nineveh.
Who were the Assyrians?
400
This is a type of religion with more than one god.
What is polytheism?
400
This island on the Mediterranean Sea was once taken over by the Assyrians.
What is Cyprus?
400
This is a term used to refer to the monarch of Ancient Egypt. Pyramids were usually built in their honour.
What is Pharaoh?
500
This group were made up of sea-faring traders and were located near the Mediterranean Sea
Who were the Phoenicians?
500
These were created in order to manage the unpredictable flooding in the area.
What were dams and canals?
500
This word means between rivers.
What is Mesopotamia?
500
This North African Country depended on The Nile River to grow and flourish.
What is Egypt?
500
The Ancient Egyptians used to preserve the bodies of the dead using this practice, thinking that the souls would live on forever.
What is mummification?