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Assyria
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100
They demanded payment to remain safe.
Who is the Assyrian Army?
100
The three classes of Sumer.
Who are upper, middle and lower classes?
100
He was the king of Sumer who began the Akkadian Empire.
Who was Sargon
100
Sumerians invented this. It was first made of stone and could help move carts from place to place.
What is a wheel.
100
This means to believe in many gods.
What is Polytheism
200
The Assyrians did this with their Empire to rule.
Who divided them into Provinces?
200
Sumer and Babylon was located in this present day country.
What is Iraq
200
The king of the Babylonian Empire.
Who is Hammurabi?
200
It was a method of writing that used different pictures on a clay tablet as a language.
What is Cuneiform
200
This means suitable for farming.
What is arable?
300
Sumerians were especially good at this
What is Farming?
300
The job they do divides them into these classes.
What are social classes?
300
Kings, nobles, priests and military leaders fit into this category.
What is the upper class?
300
A self governing city that also governs nearby villages.
What is a city-state
300
It is a group of lands/city-states and people ruled by one government
What is an empire
400
This was an official writer for the Sumerian Empire
What is a scribe
400
According to Code of Hammurabi if you hurt one of these people you would have to pay half a fine
What is a slave
400
A mineral-rich substance that would be deposited on land after a flood.
What is silt?
400
It is a system of channels that transport water from one place to another.
What is an irrigation system
400
This was invented by Mesopotamians and used to dig up larger parts of land for farming.
What is a plow?
500
These two rivers cut through Mesopotamia
What are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
500
The Epic of Gilgamesh
What is the oldest known story?
500
Rebuilt Chaldean Empire and built one of the 7 wonders of the world - the Walled Gardens.
Who is King Nebuchadnezzar?
500
This was a list of laws that Babylonians had to follow
What is the code of Hammurabi
500
A flattened pyramid/tower made of mud-brick which was an important religious place.
What is a ziggurat