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I am the belief in many gods.
Who is polytheism?
100
The world’s first civilization in the Mesopotamian region.
What is Sumer?
100
Mesopotamia was located in the modern day country of __?__?
What is Iraq?
100
The invention of this was the first that allowed people to record stories.
What is writing?
100

How did laws in Hammurabi's Code work?

You did something wrong, you got punished for it

200
This was the only group allowed to go to school.
Who were the Upper Class Boys?
200
I was the civilization that was led by King Hammurabi.
What is Babylon?
200
The name of the two rivers that run through ancient Mesopotamia.
What are the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers?
200
The earliest type of writing system.
What is cuneiform?
200

The Phoenician alphabet was based on

sounds

300

What was the main belief of the Persian Zoroastrianism religion?

The universe is a struggle between good and evil.

300
We were a brutal group that was very war-like and would often cut off the heads of other groups and leave them at the entrance to towns.
Who are the Assyrians?
300
I am the body of water to the west of Mesopotamia.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
300
Another word for an agreement or promise. The Ten Commandments are an example of one of these.
What is a covenant?
400

Which text contains the commentaries on the teachings of Moses?

The Talmud

400
This group was the first to map the stars and built the Hanging Gardens.
Who are the Chaldeans?
400

What city became the center of Hammurabi's Mesopotamian empire?

Babylon

400

What is the name for the common set of values shared by Judaism and Christianity?

Judeo-Christian tradition

500
The major event that allowed civilizations to arise in 8000 BC.
What is farming/agrarian way of life?
500
We were the group that simplified the Sumerian writing system to 22 symbols.
Who iare the Phoenicians?
500
The shape that Mesopotamia is often referred to because of the shape of the area.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
500
The leader who ruled during the final burst of glory.
Who is king Nebuchadrezzar II?