This region which contains modern day Iraq translates to the land between the rivers.
What is Mesopotamia?
100
People from this region developed gods that were angry and unpredictable due to the frequency and violence of their natural disasters.
What is Mesopotamia/Sumer?
100
These men and women held great authority in Sumerian culture and were thought to be the only ones who could ascend the stairs of the Ziggurat.
What is a Priest/Priestess?
100
These ancient enemies of the Egyptians were the first to forge weapons with iron. After their empire's collapse, their technology spread throughout the Fertile Crescent.
Who were the Hittites?
100
These traders were known as the "carriers of civilization" and spread goods, ideas, and technology as well as their alphabet throughout the Mediterranean.
Who were the Phoenicians?
200
The arc of fertile land contains Mesopotamia as well as Israel.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
200
These pyramidal temples were beacons for the Sumerian gods.
What is a Ziggurat?
200
These people held little power in Israelite or Mesopotamian society and were primarily homemakers.
What are women?
200
Men armed with a weapon made of this metal would be at a great disadvantage when fighting a warrior using an iron weapon.
What is bronze?
200
This ruler from Akkad built the world's first empire.
Who was Sargon?
300
This region contained Mesopotamia's first city-states. Their greatest contribution was cuneiform- the world first written language.
What is Sumer?
300
These laws given by the Hebrew god helped form the foundation of our own society.
What are the Ten Commandments?
300
This monotheistic religion argued that all men were equal in the eyes of God and the powerful were obligated to take care of the poor.
What is Judaism?
300
This empire was the first to develop a standing army and used it to mercilessly crush their enemies.
Who are the Assyrians?
300
This ruler from Babylon built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to please his homesick wife. He also destroyed the Temple in Jerusalem.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
400
Warriors from this kingdom were known for their merciless brutality that helped them conquer a large empire.
What is Assyria?
400
Spiritual leaders who communicated God's will to the Israelite people.
What is a prophet?
400
This man established the first set of codified laws.
Who is Hammurabi?
400
This empire overthrew the Babylonians and established a policy of tolerance throughout their provinces.
What is Persia?
400
Cyrus the Great's son Darius divided his empire into these types of provinces so it would be easier to rule.
What is a satrap?
500
This city-state was the Birthplace of Hammurabi.
What is Babylon?
500
This Persian religion said the universe was divided between a single wise god and prince of lies and darkness. Judgement day lay at the end of time.
What is Zoroastrianism?
500
Men and fathers in particular hold great legal and moral authority in this type of system.
What is a patriarchy?
500
Israel split into these two kingdoms following the death of Solomon. They were eventually conquered by the Assyrians and Babylonians/Chaldeans respectively.
What is Israel and Judah?
500
This Assyrian king collected cunieform tablets from throughout his emopire and built the world's first library