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Sumer
The Akkadians and the Old Babylonians
The Assyrians and the Neo-Babylonians
Persian Empire
The Phoenicians
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What was the first Sumerian city?
Uruk
100
Who was the ruler of the Akkadian Empire?
Sargon
100
What did Ashurbanipal fill his library with?
Cuneiform tablets
100
Who was the first ruler of the Persian Empire?
Cyrus the Great
100
What do you call something that is made by a country and then shipped off to other countries to be sold?
An Export
200
Which type of writing did the Sumerians use?
Cuneiform
200
About how many laws were there in Hammurabi's Code?
about 275-300 (282)
200
Which Babylonian king is credited for building the Hanging Gardens?
Nebuchadnezzar
200
What was the nickname given to the elite soldiers in the Persian Army?
The Immortals
200
What famous city in North Africa was originally a Phoenician colony?
Carthage
300
How did the Fertile Crescent get its name?
It was good for farming (fertile) and in the shape of a crescent
300
What is the cavalry?
Horses ridden into battle
300
What materials did the Assyrians use to make their weapons?
Iron
300
Which Persian king created the common currency?
Darius the Great
300
Explain why the Phoenicians were excellent navigators?
They understood wind patterns and ocean currents. They used the stars to help them find the right direction.
400
Name 3 Sumerian inventions?
irrigation, wheel, bronze, Cuneiform, sail
400
Name one cultural traits that the Akkadians and Sumerians shared?
religion, cuneiform
400
Where was Assryia located?
North of Babylon
400
Where was the Persian Empire formed?
East Mesopotamia
400
Which empire eventually took over all of the Phoenician city-states and colonies?
The Roman Empire
500
What does polytheism mean?
belief in more than one god
500
Where were the Hittites from?
Asia Minor
500
Why do historians think the Hanging Gardens were built?
the king's wife was homesick for her village in the mountains
500
Which Persian man taught that there was only one supreme God?
Zoroaster
500
Why was the Phoenician alphabet better than cuneiform?
Because to learn cuneiform, you had to memorize hundreds of different symbols. The Phoenician alphabet only had 22 symbols (which represented sounds).