Government
Economy
Culture and Society
Founding of Civilizations
Firsts
100

__________ was a set of laws for the Babylonian civilization.

Hammurabi’s Code

100

Mesopotamians used this to bring water to fields

irrigation

100

Persia invented the ancient ________ to improve their trade by making trade good last longer.

refrigerator

100

This civilization lasted from 1360-616 B.C.E.

Assyrian

100

Sargon I started the ______ in Mesopotamia’s history.

dynasty

200

The ________ Empire ended the Mesopotamian civilizations.

Persian

200

Weavers used this from sheep to make clothing, rugs, and shoes.

wool

200

Babylon had ________ on the houses of the upper class.

hanging gardens

200

This civilization lasted from 1792-1595 B.C.E. (be specific)

Old Babylonian

200

The _______ established the first empire in history.

Akkadians

300

The _______ were governors for the Assyrian territories.

Great Ones

300

Mesopotamian ________ used in trade and everyday needs, was very decorated.

pottery

300

_______ welcomed different religions, beliefs, customs, and traditions of the people who they conquered

Persia

300

This civilization lasted from 616-539 B.C.E. (be specific)

Neo- Babylonian

300

This civilization is believed to be the oldest civilization in human history

Sumer

400

________ freed the Jews from Babylon.

Cyrus the Great

400

The Assyrians were able to trade with civilizations as far away as this Asian civilization

China

400

_________ were as tall as 300 feet in Babylon.

Ziggurats

400

This civilization lasted from 2330-2100 B.C.E.

Akkad

400

This civilization created the first set of written laws.

Babylon

500

DAILY DOUBLE: ____________ conquered Jerusalem and forced the Israelites into exile.

Nebuchadnezzar II

500

Rivers in Mesopotamia, such as the Tigris and _______ were used to transport goods from place to place.

Euphrates

500

________ created clay seals for important documents.

Akkad

500

This civilization lasted from 5000-2330 B.C.E.      

Sumer

500

This civilization created the most feared military in Mesopotamian cultures.

Assyria