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100
A wedge shaped form of writing
What is cuneiform?
100
Built the hanging gardens
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
100
These two rivers make up Mesopotamia
What are the Tigris and the Euphrates?
100
Created the wheel
Who are the Sumerians?
100
One of the most spectacular entrances into the cit of Babylon
What is the Ishtar Gate?
200
Belief in multiple gods
What is polytheism?
200
Created a system of 282 laws
Who is Hammurabi?
200
This body of water is bordered by Europe, Asia, and Africa.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
200
Known for using chariots
Who are the Assyrians?
200
The group of people who actually named the Mesopotamian region
Who are the Greeks?
300
A person who writes books or documents for a profession
What is a scribe?
300
Created the word's first empire
Who is Sargon?
300
The land between the rivers is called
What is Mesopotamia?
300
Created cuneiform
Who are the Sumerians?
300
An eye for an eye and a
What is a tooth for a tooth?
400
A massive step tower on which a temple was built
What is a ziggurat?
400
Ancient Sumerian who had is very own epic
Who is Gilgamesh?
400
Mesopotamia is located in the Middle _______
What is East?
400
Conquered the Sumerians
Who are the Akkadians?
400
A city that is independent from other cities, complete with its own form of government and laws
What is a city-state?
500
Society dominated by men
What is patriarchal?
500
Arc of rich soil that extends from the Nile Delta to the Persian Gulf
What is the Fertile Crescent?
500
An arm of the Arabian Sea between the Arabian Peninsula and southwest Iran
What is the Persian Gulf?
500
Ancient civilization known for its wealth, luxury, and a strict set of laws
Who are the Babylonians?
500
A complex, highly organized society
What is a civilization?