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The first known ___________________in Mesopotamia was known as Sargon.
Emperor
100
Sargon's __________________ included the city-state of Kish that he fought a war over.
Empire
100
What were two things people often fought over?
Land and water
100
When the Judeans were enslaved by the Assyrians, they forced them to go to Babylonian and live in what?
Exile
100
Hammurabi and his laws followed the idea of what?
An eye for an eye
200
Sargon was a strong believer that everyone should have what?
Equal Justice
200
The Assyrians main goal of seeking more land was to?
Control trade routes in Southwestern Asia
200
The religion of the Jewish people is know as what?
Judaism
200
Hammurabi's empire was named what?
Babyloian Empire
200
The settling of Jews outside of Isreal is called what?
Diasopora
300
How did the use of Phoenician alphabet spread?
It spread because it was being used for trade purposes.
300
One of Hammurabi's most important achievements was his reorganization of Mesopotamia's system of___________________.
Taxation
300
The Phoenicians began to establish settlements that were separate from, but under the control of a home country. These settlements are called what?
Colonies
300
The spreading of new ideas to other places is called what?
Cultural Diffusion
300
How id the use of coined money change trade?
It allowed traders to set prices for various goods and services
400
What are the names of the two important rivers in Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
400
The largest building in most Sumerian cities was a huge mud-brick temple called a what?
Ziggurat
400
Before coined money, traders had to do what?
Barter
400
Abram was unlike his neighbors because he and his family believed in Monotheism. Monotheism means what?
Worship only one god
400
Sargon was known for creating a system of 282 laws that were called the ______________
Code of Hammurabi
500
A person who wrote things for others was called a what?
Scribe
500
The Sumerian city-states formed what type of government to provide stronger leadership?
Monarchy