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The Civilization
of Sumer
The First Empires
The Assyrian and Persian Empires
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The land between two rivers.
What is Mesopotamia?
100
The Akkadian king that united Mesopotamia under his rule, creating the world's first empire.
Who is Sargon?
100
The Assyrian Empire stretched north from this body of water.
What is the Persian Gulf?
200
The world's first civilization.
What is Sumer?
200
The approximate number of laws included in Hammurabi's Code.
What is 300?
200
The core of Persia's army where these elite soldiers known by this name.
Who are the Immortals?
300
Two farming technologies used by Sumerians Hint: Watering and planting
What are irrigation and seed funnel?
300
Although some of the punishments of the Hammurabi's Code sounded cruel by modern standards, they did encourage this.
What is social order?
400
According Sumerians, these were the only people that could communicate with their gods.
Who were the priests?
400
Hammurabi's Code established and enforced rule of law, which is a key idea of these.
What are modern democratic principles?
500
Sumerian achievement produced by mixing copper and tin.
What is bronze?