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Name the Civilization
100
Created 282 laws and punishments
Who is King Hammurabi?
100
More than enough.
What is a surplus?
100
Sumerians developed this form of writing.
What is cuneiform?
100
At one time home to over 200,000 people.
What is Babylon?
100
Established many trade colonies along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
Who were the Phoenicians?
200
Built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon for his wife.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
200
A form of payment made by a less powerful or conquered state.
What is tribute?
200
An unknown Sumerian author created this "Epic."
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
200
Most cities of Mesopotamia were located along the banks of these 2 rivers.
What is the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
200
Used such weapons as battering rams, crossbows, and chariots to overwhelm their enemy.
Who were the Assyrians?
300
King of the Assyrians that built the library at Nineveh.
Who is Ashurbanipal?
300
An elaborate temple built to honor the gods.
What is a ziggurat?
300
Assyrians battle tactic that used horses and bows; a first in history.
What is a cavalry?
300
What Sumerian city was located nearest the Persian Gulf?
What is Ur?
300
Highly skilled architects that built the largest city of the ancient world of more than 200,000 people.
Who were the Babylonians?
400
Powerful Assyrian-Warrior King.
Who is Sargon II?
400
A crescent shaped strip of land in Mesopotamia known for its rich soil.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
400
Shifting from bronze to this made the Assyrian weapons much stronger.
What is iron?
400
The capital city and home to a great library of the Assyrians.
What is Ninevah?
400
Made such technological advances as the plow, wheel, sewers, and bronze tools.
Who were the Sumerians?
500
Most prosperous of the Phoenician kings.
Who was King Hiram?
500
Although a short distance apart they each were unique because they had there own gods, governments, and kings.
What is a city-state?
500
By far, the Phoenicians are most noted for building these.
What are ships?
500
The Phoenician capital city known for its Tyrian Purple.
What is Tyre?
500
Their scribes took inventory of thousands of plants, animals, and minerals.
Who were the Sumerians?