Civilizations
Vocab
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100

Treated the people they conquered brutally

Who are the Assyrians?

100

"Land Between Rivers"

What is Mesopotamia?
100

Winner of the first season of American Idol

Who is Kelly Clarkson?

200

Possibly created the wheel and created Cuneiform

Who are the Sumerians?

200

Type of writing system used by the Egyptians

What is Hieroglyphics?

200
Mr. Norman's favorite civilization we looked at this Unit

Who are the Egyptians?

300

Created purple dye and were a civilization of sailors that helped facilitate cultural diffusion through their travels

Who are the Phoenicians?

300

The sharing of technology, practices, and beliefs from one culture to another

What is cultural diffusion?

300

Capital of Assyria (2 possible answers)

What is Assur? or What is Nineveh?

400

Ruled the largest empire at this time and treated the people they conquered with respect

Who are the Persians?

400

Monotheistic religion whose most sacred text is the Torah

What is Judaism?

400

Baby, Ginger, Sporty, Scary, Posh

Who are the Spice Girls?

500

Ruled by Nebuchadnezzar and known for their architectural feats

Who are the Babylonians 2.0?

500

Region in Mesopotamia and Africa, stretching from the Nile River through the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers to the Persian Gulf that featured great farmland

What is the Fertile Crescent?

500

Mr. Norman's favorite pharaoh

Who is Thutmose III?