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Vocabulary
First Civilizations
Sumer
Assyrian Army
Babylon
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What are fine particles of fertile soil called?
Silt
100
Where did the earliest known civilization develop?
Iraq
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When did they think several cities developed in Sumer?
3000 B.C.
100
In battles how many soldiers were in each troop?
50,000
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What king rebuilt Babylon to make it the largest and richest in the world?
King Nebuchadnezzar
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What is a large territory or group of many territories governed by one ruler called?
An Empire
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The first civilization began between which two rivers?
The Tigris and The Euphrates
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Sumer's people were known as what?
Sumerians
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What did the Assyrians do to people?
They robbed them, set their crops on fire, and destroyed their towns and dams
200
What were Babylon's hanging gardens considered?
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
300
What is a polytheism?
A Belief In More Than One God
300
When did Historians think people first started settling in Mesopotamia?
7000 B.C.
300
What were the names of the first three cities?
Ur, Uruk, and Erid
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What did they take from the conquered people?
Tributes
300
What did the Babylonians build to make land more fertile?
Canals
400
What is a province?
A Territory Governed As A Political District Of A Country Or Empire
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What were the first settlers?
Hunters and Herders
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What were the populations of the city-states in Sumer?
About 5,000 to 20,000 People
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What was one of the key factors in Assyrian success?
Iron Weapons
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What goods did Merchants in caravans bring to Babylon?
Pottery, Cloth, Baskets, and Jewelry
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What is a pyramid shaped structure with a temple at the top called?
A Ziggurat
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What did they build along the two rivers?
Farming Villages
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What did Sumerians form to protect their common interests?
Alliances
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What did the Assyrians learn from?
Hittite Technology
500
When was Babylon captured?
539 B.C.