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Empires/Kingdoms
100
Mesopotamia's present-day country
What is Iraq
100
Another word for agriculture
What is farming
100
This man had 282 written laws for his kingdom/empire to follow or else!
Who is Hammurabi
100
the worlds first writing system
What is cuneiform
100
this ruler had the first permanent army
Who is Sargon
200
A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
What is silt
200
This made Mesopotamia good for growing crops?
What is fertile land or water sources?
200
This Uruk king became legendary in Sumerian literature
Who is Gilgamesh
200
helped with farming
What is plow
200
ruler of a kingdom or empire
What is monarch
300
The two rivers that surrounded Mesopotamia
What is the Tigris and Euphrates
300
more than enough crops/food
What is a surplus
300
Ruler of the Akkadians
Who is Sargon
300
under ground waste
What is sewers
300
successful because of iron-working and the chariot
Who are the Hittites
400
A large arc of fertile, rich farmland
What is the Fertile Crescent
400
Because of the deveopment of agriculture people could settle in one place and stop what
What is migrating or moving
400
ruler of the Babylonians
Who is Hammurabi
400
used this to make stronger weapons
What is bronze
400
successful because of their strong, well organized army and fierce in battle
Who are the Assyrians
500
digging of canals to redirect the waters' flow to help prevent flooding and droughts
What is irrigation
500
Agriculture led to the development of this because people could now focus on a specialized task instead of farming
What is division of labor
500
The most famous Chaldean king
Who is Nebuchadnezzar
500
seconds in a minute, minutes in an hour
What is math system based on 60
500
were excellent sea traders; most valuable item was cedar
Who are the Phoenicians