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Mesopotamia
Sumerians
Sargon
Phoenicians
Key Terms
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A large arc of fertile farmland
What is Fertile Crescent
100
Served as a link between the Sumerians and Gods
What are priests
100
Sargon's empire had this in common with Mesopotamia
What is fighting with city-states
100
In what region did the Phoenicians dominate
What is Mediterranean Region
100
Picture symbols used for written communication
What is pictographs
200
Hunters-gatherers settled in Mesopotamia more than 20,000 years ago
What is False...12,000 years ago
200
A form of writing using wedge-shaped symbols
What is cuneiform
200
Landmark that limited the growth of Sargon's Empire
What is the Syrian Desert
200
The Phoenicians were the first .......
What is sea going civilization
200
A wheeled, horse-drawn battle cart
What is chariot
300
The two land features that gave Mesopotamia its name
What is Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
300
King that became a legendary figure in Sumerian literature
Who is Gilgamesh
300
Ruler of the army that defeated all the city-states of Sumer and conquered northern Mesopotamia
Who is Sargon
300
Phoenician's main resource
What is cedar wood
300
A division of society by rank and class
What is social hierarchy
400
Mesopotamia controlled the rivers' flows with
What is canals
400
Structures that dominated Sumerian cities
What are temples
400
City-state that rose to power after Sargon's death
What is Ur
400
Set of letters that combine to form words
What is alphabet
400
Worship of many gods
What is polytheism
500
City-states fought for
What is farmland
500
Used by Sumerians to make symbols in clay tablets
What are reeds
500
A ruler of a kingdom or empire
What is monarch
500
Phoenician dye that became known as "royalty"
What is purple dye
500
Long poem that tell the story of a hero
What is epic