Kings/Emperors
Akkadian ruler who made the world's first empire
Sargon
What land was ideal for farming because it was the land between two rivers
Mesopotamia
the worship of many gods
polytheism
The Phoenicians developed this system of 22 letters to make writing easier.
the alphabet
the pyramid-shaped Sumerian temples were called this
ziggurats
Legendary king of Sumer who had an epic written about him
Gilgamesh
What group of people did the Sumerians depend on to bring them favors with the gods?
priests
Mesopotamian farmers built these to help irrigate their crops
canals
Cyrus the Great was able to conquer others because of what?
his army
the area that Mesopotamia was in, that had rich soil
Fertile Crescent
Chaldean king who had the Hanging Gardens of Babylon built for his wife
Nebuchadnezzar
This allowed people to know specific crimes and punishments
Hammurabi's Code
Sumerian writing system
cuneiform
What did the Phoenicians use to help them travel by sea so they knew which direction they were going?
the stars
a new metal invented during this time that was a mixture of tin and copper
bronze
Persian leader who began the Persian Wars at the Battle of Marathon
Darius I
Because the Phoenicians did not have good farmland or resources, they depended on what to bring them wealth?
Hittites used these horse-drawn carts
chariots
How did Darius I improve the Persian society?
He standardized the currency (money)
The Persian Wars were fought between these two groups
Persia and Greece
Darius's son who defeated the Spartans at Thermopylae
Xerxes I
Which civilization began using iron to make tools and weapons?
Hittites
Sumerian society was organized in these political units, which consisted of a city and the surrounding areas
city-states
They joined forces and fought on land and sea.
an organized society with its own government, writing, education, art, and architecture is called this
civilization