Sumerians
This was a major Sumerian technology, which focused on the idea of building canals to redirect water directly to fields of crops.
irrigation
This is the name of the Babylonian king who had very harsh and strict rules to keep social order.
Hammurabi
Darius created a common ____________, or type of money used for exchange for goods, for the Persian empire.
currency
The Phoenicians made one of the first of these, which contained 22 symbols with their own sounds.
alphabet
What was the name of the two rivers that Mesopotamia fell between.
Euphrates and Tigris
This is the name of the writing system that Sumerians used.
cuneiform
Fill in the word to complete the common Babylonian law: An _______ for an ________.
eye
The Assyrians had a very powerful military unit where soldiers who fought while riding horses. What were these called?
calvary
The Phoenicians were good at navigating by what?
sea / steering boats
Explain why it was called "The Fertile Crescent".
It was a plain located between two rivers, causing lots of nutrients to get added to the soil to make it fertile.
Sumerians often traded items for other items instead of using money. What is the term for this?
barter
Akkadia was the world's first one of these, meaning a state containing many countries or territories.
This person was responsible for the formation of the Persian Empire.
Cyrus the Great
Fill in the blanks: The Phoenicians made and shipped goods to other lands, where we called ___________. Goods were then brought to them from other lands and these were called __________.
exports / imports
The Akkadians and Sumerians shared religious practices, meaning they shared __________ ______.
cultural traits
Sumerians practiced polytheism, which means what?
This was the name of the person who formed the Akkadian Empire.
Darius would make people he conquered pay these, which were payments to show loyalty to a stronger power.
tribute
Some of the Phoenicians left their main land and went to distant lands still under Phoenician rule but far away, also known as what?
Which group was known for having a strong, fierce army?
Assyrians
This is the name of the famous Mesopotamian hero, who was from the city of Uruk.
Gilgamesh
Hammurabi's code consisted of about how many rules?
300 (some of our texts said 282)
What major technology advancement were the Assyrian's known for?
ironwork
The Phoenicians had spread a lot of their customs around to other people, also known as what?
Cultural Diffusion
Name 5 of the 6 groups of people that we talked about in Mesopotamia.
Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, Assyrians, Persians, Phoenicians