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Hodgepodge
100
This empire was ruled by Sargon.
What is the Akkadian Empire?
100
He was the warrior who founded the Akkadian Empire.
Who is Sargon?
100
The land between two rivers....
What is Mesopotamia?
100
The belief in many gods
What is polytheism?
100
These people were known for creating painted pottery and farming tools.
Who were the Ubaid?
200
This empire was ruled by Hammurabi.
What is the Babylonian Empire?
200
He created a set of laws in Babylonia.
Who is Hammurabi?
200
These carry water from rivers to the land.
What are canals?
200
Wedge shaped symbols - a form of written language
What is cuneiform?
200
This is the largest building in a city-state.
What is a ziggurat?
300
This was the world's largest empire in 700 BC.
What is the Assyrian Empire?
300
He is the air god.
Who is Enlil?
300
These are walls of dirt built to protect from flooding.
What are dikes?
300
This is made from combining copper and tin.
What is bronze?
300
This is a walled city and the farmlands around it.
What is a city-state?
400
This was the oldest Mesopotamian Empire.
What is the Akkadian Empire?
400
He is the water god and also the god of wisdom.
Who is Enki?
400
These are areas of low land used to store water.
What are basins?
400
This is the equivalent of 37,600 feet.
What is 1 iku?
400
This person's job was to write.
What is a scribe?
500
This empire lived according to the Code of Hammurabi.
What is the Babylonian Empire?
500
He was the king of the Babylonian Empire.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
500
Soil and tiny rocks that are deposited from floodwaters.
What is silt?
500
This helped plant seeds while plowing.
What is the funnel plow?
500
This man led the excavation of the Royal Tombs of Ur.
Who is Leonard Wooley?