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Defining Moments
Kings of the Crescent
Dictionary Discussions
Living Between the Rivers
The Rise of the Empires
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Pictures or drawings that represent an idea
What is Pictograph?
100
I posted my laws on a pillar in Babylon
Who is Hammurabi?
100
The name of the person who rules an empire
What is an Emperor?
100
The land between & around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers is known by what two names?
What is Mesopotamia and Fertile Crescent?
100
These 2 inventions helped the Sumerians a great deal in their every day lives.
What is the plow and the wheel?
200
First known writing system which used wedge shaped symbols for sound
What is cuneiform?
200
This is the name of the first empire in world history.
What is the Akkadian empire?
200
If I allow you to keep your traditions and beliefs when I conquer you, I am practicing what?
What is Tolerance?
200
The use of earthen walls along the riverbanks to hold back excess water is part of this process
What is Irrigation?
200
Who had the most power in the in Sumerian society?
What is Kings and Priests?
300
If you want to be protected, you will want to pay what?
What is Tribute?
300
Cyrus the Great was the leader of what empire?
What is Persian?
300
Arid climates have these two characteristics
What is hot and dry?
300
In ancient Mesopotamia, these were the 2 primary building materials
What are mud & reeds (to make bricks)?
300
This guy created the Akkadian Empire
Who is Sargon?
400
If I believe in more than one god, this word describes my belief system
What is Polytheism?
400
The "eye for an eye" code is also known as who's code?
What is Hammurabi's Code?
400
What is silt?
What is fine, fertile soil carried by rivers and deposited on nearby lands?
400
This is the name of the buildings used for temples in Sumeria?
What is a Ziggurat?
400
Cyrus needed a way to control the lands he conquered, instead of cruelty, he used toleration. What is toleration?
What is allowing the people to keep the customs and beliefs but still having to pay tribute?
500
What is the definition of a scribe?
What is someone who specializes in writing and record keeping?
500
I allowed the people I conquered to keep their religious customs.
Who is Cyrus the Great?
500
Bringing together many different lands and peoples under one ruler
What is an Empire?
500
With no natural barriers to protect Mesopotamia, the people built these...
What is large brick walls, towers, moats?
500
This was a form of punishment in Mesopotamian empires; a forced removal from one's homeland
What is Exile?