Mesopotamia
The word Mesopotamia means this.
Land between rivers
Sumerians built these structures to bring river water to their farmland.
canals and dikes
The Phoenicians became famous for creating and spreading this writing system.
alphabet
The Assyrians became powerful partly because their armies used weapons made from this strong metal.
Iron
This Babylonian king became famous for creating a written collection of laws
Hammurabi
These two major rivers surrounded the region known as Mesopotamia.
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
This Sumerian invention is considered one of the earliest forms of writing
Cuneiform
The Phoenicians were famous traders who traveled far across the Mediterranean. They went to this region in search of tin and copper.
England
Name the three types of soldiers or military forces used by the Assyrians
Calvary, Charioteers, and Archers
Hammurabi's laws were written on this material, allowing people throughout his kingdom to know the laws.
stone
This civilization was the first major civilization to develop in Mesopotamia.
Sumerians
This massive temple was usually the center of a Sumerian city.
Ziggurat
The Phoenicians traded goods such as glass, metal, and this valuable material from their famous cedar trees.
lumber/wood
Some conquered peoples paid this to the Assyrians in order to avoid fighting them.
tribute
Babylon was famous for its enormous walls and these famous gardens, which were built in terraces.
Hanging Gardens
Mesopotamian cities were divided into these smaller political areas, each with its own government.
City-States
Name two inventions or ideas developed or used by the Sumerians that influenced later civilizations.
The wheel, plow, sailboat, potter's wheel, arch, writing, or base-60 mathematics
According to Hebrew tradition, this man led the Israelites out of Egypt
Moses
The Assyrians used harsh methods to control conquered peoples. Name one thing they did. Name two for double bonus!
enslaving people, forcing people to move, destroying cities, stealing, or killing people
The Persians made business easier by creating standardized versions of these three things.
weights, measurements, and money
When empires became larger, rulers divided their territory into these areas, each controlled by a governor.
Provinces
Sumerian mathematics was based on this number, which still influences how we measure time today.
60
This religion developed among the ancient Hebrews and centered on worshiping one God.
Judaism
This Assyrian king built a famous library containing information about kings, important events, songs, and translated texts.
Ashurbanipal
This Persian religious teacher taught that the world involved a struggle between forces of good and evil.
Zoroaster